02 June 2026 :

June 1, 2026 - IRAN. Behnam Nemati executed in Rasht on June 1
Iranian authorities have executed Behnam Nemati, 39, a Rasht resident. He had been sentenced to death for the sexual assault and murder of a nine-year-old boy, Ilya Hassanzadeh, in the city last summer.

According to information received by Hengaw, the execution was carried out in the early hours of June 1, 2026, at Rasht Central Prison (Lakan Prison).

Nemati was sentenced to death in October 2025 by Branch Three of the Rasht Criminal Court after being convicted of the sexual assault and murder of Hassanzadeh. The sentence was later upheld in full by Iran’s Supreme Court and subsequently referred to the Gilan Judiciary’s Office for Enforcement of Sentences.

Although Iranian state media and the judiciary reported the execution, they withheld the prisoner's identity and personal details, consistent with a longstanding practice in similar cases. Hengaw has independently confirmed that the executed prisoner was Behnam Nemati.

https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/06/article-4