Executions carried out for three prisoners in Khorramabad Central Prison

Hengaw – Tuesday, August 5, 2025 

The death sentences of three prisoners — two Kurdish and one Lor — identified as Mehdi Jouzian Gavbazeh, Saber Azizpour, and Hassan Ramazani, were carried out in Khorramabad Central Prison. All three had been convicted of “premeditated murder” in separate cases. 

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the executions took place at dawn on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Jouzian Gavbazeh, 29, was from Nourabad; Azizpour, 25, was from Harsin in Kermanshah Province; and Ramazani, 28, was from Khorramabad. 

Sources familiar with the cases reported that Ramazani was arrested four years ago, while Azizpour and Jouzian Gawabazeh were both arrested three years ago. All three were sentenced to death by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran on charges of premeditated murder. 

State-affiliated media, including outlets linked to the judiciary, had not publicly announced the executions.