Ardalan Sabzi executed in Maku Central Prison

Hengaw – Sunday, August 23, 2026

Ardalan Sabzi, a Kurdish prisoner from Maku, has been executed in Maku Central Prison. He had previously been arrested on a charge of “premeditated murder” and sentenced to death under qisas.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Sabzi was executed at dawn on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in Maku Central Prison.

Hengaw sources said Sabzi was arrested approximately four years ago on a charge of “premeditated murder” and subsequently sentenced to qisas (death) by the Iranian judiciary.

His execution has not been announced by Iran’s state media or judiciary-affiliated outlets.