18 February 2026 :
February 15, 2026 - IRAN. 7 death sentences were carried out in different prisons on Feb. 15
Asghar Esmaeili, Vahid Karami, Einollah Rahimzadeh, Farzad Fazli, Davoud Ghafouri, Sadeq Manafi, Hassan Doosti.
According to reports received by Hengaw, on Feb. 15, 2026, the executions of
- Asghar Esmaeili, 36, of Farashband;
- Vahid Karami, 35, of Isfahan; and
- Einollah Rahimzadeh, 30, of Kazerun, were executed at dawn at Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. Esmaeili had been detained for about two years, Karami for four and Rahimzadeh for about three years, all for disputes culminating in murder.
- Farzad Fazli, 26, of Tehran, and
- Davoud Ghafouri, 30, of Shahriar--were executed in Qom Central Prison. Fazli had been sentenced to death three years ago, Ghafouri for about two years, both for murder.
- Sadeq Manafi and
- Hassan Doosti, sentenced to death for drug offenses, were executed in Tabriz Central Prison.
Other sources, and HoC, already reported the execution of Doosti, not the others.
These executions were not announced by state media.
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/02/article-97
