Amin Motamedi Hanged for Murder in Yasuj

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Yasuj Central Prison on 25 January 2026. His identity has been established as 28-year-old Amin Motamedi from Yasuj. He was arrested five years ago and sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.

An informed source told IHRNGO: “Amin was 23 at the time of arrest. That day, he was going to his sister’s house on his motorbike when he sees someone harassing his niece. The perpetrator attacked Amin with a knife and was killed in the struggle that ensued.”

“Amin was transferred to the gallows on two previous occasions in the last two years but he was able to obtain extensions each time. In the three days leading up to the execution, Amin’s family made extensive efforts to convince the plaintiffs to forgo their right to execution, and even the prison governor and officials responsible for carrying out the sentence met with the victim’s family in order to encourage them to accept diya and grant forgiveness. However, the victim’s family rejected the offer of diya and insisted on the execution being carried out as soon as possible.

At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

Those charged with the umbrella term of “intentional murder” are sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) regardless of intent or circumstances due to a lack of grading in law. Once a defendant has been convicted, the victim’s family are required to choose between death as retribution, diya (blood money) or forgiveness.

Crucially, while an indicative diya amount is set by the Judiciary every year, there is no legal limit to how much can be demanded by families of the victims. IHRNGO has recorded many cases where defendants are executed because they cannot afford to pay the blood money. Should the victim’s family choose execution, they are not only encouraged to attend, but also to physically carry out the execution themselves.