This is a list of executions in Iran in 2016.
This is a list of executions in Iran in 2016.
| Number | Date | Name | Conviction | Age (at Offense) | Age (at Execution) | Gender | Ethnicity | Religion | Location | Public | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 January 2016 | Mehdi Ranjkesh | Drug offenses | Male | Khorramabad Parsilon Prison | No | [1] | ||||
| 2 | 4 January 2016 | Abbas Bazari Jamkhaneh | Murder | Male | Surak | Yes | [2] | ||||
| 3 | 4 January 2016 | Murder | 50 | Male | Nowshahr | No | [2] | ||||
| 4 | 5 January 2016 | Mehdi Nasirtian | Male | Tabriz Central Prison | No | [3] | |||||
| 5 | 5 January 2016 | Farhang Horouyan | Drug offenses | Male | Orumiyeh Central Prison | No | [4] | ||||
| 6 | 5 January 2016 | Haji Divaribadri | Drug offenses | Male | Orumiyeh Central Prison | No | [4] | ||||
| 7 | 5 January 2016 | Hamid Ghanbari | Drug offenses | Male | Orumiyeh Central Prison | No | [4] | ||||
| 8 | 6 January 2016 | Tofigh Mohammadfar | Male | Tabriz Central Prison | No | [3] | |||||
| 9 | 6 January 2016 | Hossein Zadegan Eskandar | Male | Tabriz Central Prison | No | [3] | |||||
| 10 | 6 January 2016 | Amir Ali Zadegan Eskandar | Male | Tabriz Central Prison | No | [3] | |||||
| 11 | 6 January 2016 | Zahra Nemati | Female | Tabriz Central Prison | No | [3] | |||||
| 12 | 6 January 2016 | Mohammad Jamali Fashi | Drug offenses | Male | Hamedan Central Prison | No | [4] | ||||
| 13 | 6 January 2016 | Drug offenses | Male | Nazarabad | No | [5] | |||||
| 14 | 6 January 2016 | Drug offenses | Male | Nazarabad | No | [5] | |||||
| 15 | 6 January 2016 | Drug offenses | Male | Nazarabad | No | [5] | |||||
| 16 | 6 January 2016 | Maghsoud Mehdizadeh | Murder | Male | Gohardasht Prison | No | [6] | ||||
| 17 | 6 January 2016 | Hamid Khodabandebou | Murder | Male | Gohardasht Prison | No | [6] | ||||
| 18 | 6 January 2016 | Mehdi Sadeghi | Murder | Male | Gohardasht Prison | No | [6] | ||||
| 19 | 6 January 2016 | Mohammad Nadirnejad | Murder | Male | Gohardasht Prison | No | [6] | ||||
| 20 | 6 January 2016 | Murder | Male | Gohardasht Prison | No | [6] | |||||
| 21 | 7 January 2016 | Drug offenses | Male | Ardabil Central Prison | No | [4] | |||||
| 22 | 7 January 2016 | Drug offenses | Male | Ardabil Central Prison | No | [4] | |||||
| 23 | 7 January 2016 | Drug offenses | Male | Ardabil Central Prison | No | [4] | |||||
| 24 | 7 January 2016 | V. R. | Murder | Male | Khoy | Yes | [7] | ||||
| 25 | 7 January 2016 | Reza Jalili Alishahi | Murder | Male | Shabestar | Yes | [8] | ||||
| 26 | 9 January 2016 | V. A. | Drug offenses | 34 | Male | Rasht Central Prison | No | [9] | |||
| 27 | 9 January 2016 | A. T. | Drug offenses | 33 | Male | Rasht Central Prison | No | [9] | |||
| 28 | 10 January 2016 | B. G. | Drug offenses | Male | Larestan Prison | No | [10] | ||||
| 29 | 10 January 2016 | M. H. | Drug offenses | Male | Larestan Prison | No | [10] | ||||
| 30 | 10 January 2016 | A. B. | Drug offenses | Male | Larestan Prison | No | [10] | ||||
| 31 | 10 January 2016 | Ghodrat Garavand | Murder | Male | Khorramabad Prison | No | [10] | ||||
| 32 | 10 January 2016 | Drug offenses | Male | Sari Central Prison | No | [10] | |||||
| 33 | 10 January 2016 | Drug offenses | Male | Sari Central Prison | No | [10] | |||||
| 34 | 10 January 2016 | Drug offenses | Male | Sari Central Prison | No | [10] | |||||
| 35 | 12 January 2016 | H. S. | Moharebeh | Male | Zanjan Central Prison | No | [11] | ||||
| 36 | 12 January 2016 | Seyed Hamid Hajian | Drug offenses | Male | Karaj Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 37 | 12 January 2016 | Hossein Toutiannoush | Drug offenses | Male | Karaj Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 38 | 12 January 2016 | Mostafa Jamshidi | Drug offenses | Male | Karaj Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 39 | 12 January 2016 | Mohsen Nasiri | Drug offenses | Male | Karaj Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 40 | 13 January 2016 | Aref Shahindeji | Murder | Male | Orumiyeh Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 41 | 13 January 2016 | Hossein Ezzataleb | Murder | Male | Orumiyeh Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 42 | 13 January 2016 | Rahman Ranjbar | Murder | Male | Orumiyeh Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 43 | 13 January 2016 | Alireza Akbari | Murder | Male | Orumiyeh Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 44 | 13 January 2016 | Arsalan Badyaneh | Murder | Male | Orumiyeh Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 45 | 13 January 2016 | Abdul Wahab Hatami | Murder | Male | Orumiyeh Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 46 | 13 January 2016 | Houshang Zare | Murder | < 18 | Male | Adel Abad Prison, Shiraz | No | [13] | |||
| 47 | 14 January 2016 | A. B. | Male | Wahhabi | Yazd Central Prison | No | [12] | ||||
| 48 | 16 January 2016 | S. Gh. | Drug offenses | 50 | Male | Rasht Central Prison | No | [13] | |||
| 49 | 16 January 2016 | M. F. | Drug offenses | 35 | Male | Rasht Central Prison | No | [13] | |||
| 50 | 16 January 2016 | A. A. | Drug offenses | 24 | Male | Rasht Central Prison | No | [13] | |||
| 51 | 16 January 2016 | H. R. | Rape | 27 | Male | Rasht Central Prison | No | [13] |
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