Soheila Abedi was sentenced to death in retaliation for killing her husband in 2015, 10 years after she was married at age 15, according to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group. He was executed at Sanandai Central Prison, the non-profit organization said. Senobar Jalali was executed in Rajai Shahr prison on Wednesday and Faranak Behesti was killed in Urmia Central Prison, according to the group. The circumstances of their alleged domestic killings were unclear and the killings were not reported by domestic media or the country’s Islamic totalitarian government, humanitarians said. Punishment for Iranians convicted of murder is decided by the victim’s families, who can choose between execution, blood donation or forgiveness. Soheila Abedi was sentenced to death in revenge for the murder of her husband in 2015. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Punishment for Iranians convicted of murder is decided by the victim’s families. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images At least 251 prisoners, including 6 women, were executed in the first half of 2022, more than double the number of people killed in the first six months of last year, Iran Human Rights said.
