Iranian security forces shoot dead protester outside prison, sources say

Iran’s security forces shot and killed a man protesting against the death penalty outside Fajr Prison in the southwestern city of Dezful on Wednesday night, sources familiar with the matter told Iran International.

Azim Farrokhond, a local resident, was demonstrating against the execution of one of his relatives when he was fatally shot, the sources said.

Special forces stormed the gathering, they added, injuring several protesters and arresting others.

The protest coincided with the executions of two prisoners, Karim Farrokhond and Mahmoud Ostadmamzayi, who had been sentenced to death for armed robbery.

Although the prisoners' sentences had been suspended several times, sources said the executions were carried out.