Public execution carried out in Miandoab

Hengaw – Wednesday, July 9, 2025

A prisoner was publicly executed in the Baruq district of Miandoab County following a death sentence issued by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran on charges of premeditated murder.

According to information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the execution took place on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in the Baruq district.

State-affiliated media, including Tasnim News Agency, reported that the individual had been convicted of the premeditated murder of four women in the same district.

The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to use the inhumane practice of public execution as a means of intimidation and social control under various justifications.