Iran executes two men convicted of murder at Semnan prison

Hengaw – Thursday, July 9, 2026

Iranian authorities executed Hossein Vahidpour and Farshad Pahlavani, convicted of murder in a joint case, at Semnan Central Prison last month.

According to information obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Hossein Vahidpour, 24, and Farshad Pahlavani, 26, were executed at dawn on June 16, 2026, at Semnan Central Prison.

Sources familiar with the case said Vahidpour and Pahlavani were arrested about five years ago and accused of killing a friend, identified only as Alireza, in what was described as an honor-related killing. The killing took place at a poultry farm owned by Pahlavani’s father, where both men worked, according to the sources.

Iranian state media and the judiciary had not publicly reported the executions.