Elias Azarpira convicted of murder executed at Rasht prison

Hengaw – Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Iranian authorities executed Elias Azarpira, a 48-year-old Gilak man from Bandar Anzali, convicted of murder at Rasht Central Prison, also known as Lakan Prison.

According to information obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the execution was carried out at dawn on July 7, 2026, at Rasht Central Prison.

Sources familiar with the case said Azarpira was arrested in 2022 following a fatal altercation and was later sentenced to death on charges of premeditated murder by the Iranian judiciary.

Iranian state media and judicial authorities had not publicly announced the execution.