27 May 2026 :
May 20, 2026 - IRAN. Bahman Farzaneh Hanged in Ghezel Hesar on May 20
State media reported that Bahman Farzaneh, a taxi driver sentenced for the controversial murder of Elaheh Hosseinnejad, has been executed.
According to the judiciary’s Mizan News Agency, the man convicted of the murder of Elaheh Hosseinnejad, was executed at an undisclosed location on 20 May 2026. IHR has established his identity as Bahman Farzaneh, 31, and the place of his execution as Ghezel Hesar Prison.
On 25 May 2025, Elaheh Hosseinnejad, a 24-year-old nail technician, was reported missing by her family. She was travelling home from work in a taxi when she last spoke to her family. Her body was discovered in the outskirts of the city on 4 June. State media reported the arrests of Bahman Farzaneh and another defendant the next day, on 5 June. It was later reported that the second defendant was the car owner and he was cleared of any involvement in the murder. The forced confessions of Bahman were broadcast several times by state media.
The circumstances surrounding Elaheh’s disappearance and subsequent murder generated widespread national outrage, capturing the attention of the media and reigniting urgent public debates regarding the safety of women in Iran.
According to official reports, the motive for the murder was the theft of her mobile phone. When she resisted, he stabbed her, later testifying in court that he had lost control in that moment and had “seen his wife in front of him.” However, in previous interviews, he stated that his motive was not to steal her phone. Rather, she had offended him by refusing to wear the proper hair covering, engaging in inappropriate phone conversations and mocking him when he attempted to advise her.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/8759/
