Saeid Rahmanirad
Iranian prisoner reportedly executed on murder charges at Shiraz Prison, 19 May 2026, documented by Hengaw.
Last refreshed: 20 May 2026
What does Iran's continuing use of capital punishment during the conflict reveal about its judicial system?
Timeline for Saeid Rahmanirad
Mentioned in: Hengaw: 3 executed, writer detained 19 May
Iran Conflict 2026- Who was Saeid Rahmanirad?
- Saeid Rahmanirad was reportedly executed on murder charges at Shiraz Prison in Iran on 19 May 2026. The execution was documented by Hengaw. Personal biographical details beyond his conviction are not on the public record.Source: iran-conflict-2026 pipeline
- What happened at Shiraz Prison on 19 May 2026?
- Hengaw documented two executions at Shiraz Prison on 19 May 2026: Saeid Rahmanirad, convicted of murder, and an unnamed third defendant. The executions were part of a multi-province cluster documented the same day, with a separate execution at Torbat-e Heydarieh Prison.Source: iran-conflict-2026 pipeline
- How does Hengaw document executions inside Iran?
- Hengaw, a Kurdish human rights organisation, relies on family contacts, local sources, and Iranian prison networks to document executions that Iran's authorities do not formally announce. Hengaw has documented executions across multiple provinces including Fars, Khorasan Razavi, Tabriz, Kerman, and Gorgan during the conflict period.Source: iran-conflict-2026 pipeline
Background
Saeid Rahmanirad was reportedly executed on murder charges at Shiraz Prison in Fars province, Iran, on 19 May 2026, according to Hengaw, a Kurdish human rights organisation that monitors executions and detentions inside Iran. His execution occurred on the same date as that of Ebrahim Farhadi Topkanlou at Torbat-e Heydarieh Prison and an unnamed third defendant also at Shiraz Prison, making 19 May a documented multi-province, multi-charge execution day.
Beyond the facts documented by Hengaw, Rahmanirad's personal background, age, family circumstances, and the details of his murder conviction are not on the public record. Shiraz Prison in Fars province has been among the prisons previously documented by Hengaw as a site of capital punishment during the conflict period, alongside prisons in Birjand, Tabriz, Kerman, Gorgan, and now Torbat-e Heydarieh.
Hengaw documented the simultaneous detention of writer Majid Karimi on 19 May 2026, indicating two parallel state operations: judicial sentencing through the prison system and administrative security targeting of civil society. Rahmanirad's execution forms part of the continuing pattern of capital punishment documented across Iran's conflict-period prison register.
