Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

for Human Rights in Iran

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One Person’s Story

Zahed Mirza'i

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: February 26, 2015
Location of Killing: Sanandaj, Kordestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Zahed Mirza’i, a resident of Divandarreh in Kurdistan, was published on the website of the Campaign to Defend Civil and Political Prisoners in Iran on February 26, 2015.  

Arrest and Detention

There is no specific information on Mr. Mirza’i’s arrest and detention.

Trial

No information is available on Mr. Mirza’i’s trial.  

Charges

The charge against Mr. Mirza’i was announced as "murder.” According to the report, “it was said that he had been accused of murdering his cousin.”  

Evidence of Guilt

The report of this execution did not provide any specific information on the evidence presented against Mr. Mirza’i.

Defense

No information is available on Mr. Mirza’i’s defense.      

Judgment

The Court condemned Mr. Zahed Mirza’i to death. He was hanged in Sanandaj Central Prison on February 26, 2015. According to the website of the Campaign to Defend Civil and Political Prisoners, quoting an informed source, Mr. Mirza’i’s family were so scared that they were neither willing to be interviewed nor offer any information regarding their executed child.           

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