Amirhossein Tavakoli Hanged for Murder in Shahre Kord Prison

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Shahre Kord Prison, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, on 28 January 2026. His identity has been established as Amirhossein Tavakoli who was arrested four years ago, aged 18. He was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.

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.