06 January 2026 :

January 3, 2026 - IRAN. 3 men executed in Tabriz on January 3

Ebrahim Bazvand, Arman Masjedi, Hashem Memari

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were hanged in Tabriz Central Prison on 3 January 2026. Their identities have been established as 35-year-old Ebrahim Bazvand from Khorramabad, Arman Masjedi, a 44-year-old father of two from Tabriz, and 32-year-old Hashem Memari from Azarshahr. They were all sentenced for murder. Other sources, and HoC, already reported the execution of Bazvand, not the other 2.

A source told IHR: “Ebrahim was arrested for the murder during a fight around five years ago. Arman was arrested around three years ago and accused of committing a murder over a car sale. Hashem was arrested for killing an individual during a street fight around three years ago.”

At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media in Iran.

https://iranhr.net/en/articles/8506/
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/01/article-46