Sajad Ahmadi Hanged for Murder in Malayer

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Malayer Prison, Hamedan province, on 18 February 2026. His identity has been established as Sajad Ahmadi who was arrested for the murder of his wife around five years ago. He was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder by the Criminal Court.

An informed source told IHRNGO: “Sajad had a 7-year-old daughter who lives with his wife’s family (plaintiffs)S, they didn’t allow him to see her in prison.

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.