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Majid Kavousifar, an Iranian man convicted of murdering Judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi, waves to onlookers moments before his public execution by hanging in Tehran in August 2007.

Majid Kavousifar, an Iranian man convicted of murdering Judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi, waves to onlookers moments before his public execution by hanging in Tehran in August 2007.

مجید کاووسی‌فر، مردی که به اتهام قتل قاضی مسعود احمدی مقدس محکوم شده بود، لحظاتی پیش از اعدام علنی به روش حلق‌آویز در تهران در اوت ۲۰۰۷، برای جمعیت دست تکان می‌دهد.

Hanging of Majid Kavousifar (2007)... Majid Kavousifar was an Iranian man who, along with his nephew Hossein Kavousifar, were convicted of the murder of Judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi. Majid and Hossein Kavousifar were both publicly executed by hanging in Tehran in August 2007. https://t.co/KbrndYbWlR Source: https://x.com/i/status/2047408062995333293

Event date

2007-08

Location

Tehran, Iran

Event

Execution of Majid Kavousifar

Type

photo