Execution of a Prisoner in Zahedan Prison

Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 17 August 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on a charge of “murdering a security officer” and sentenced to death was carried out in Zahedan Prison.

According to reporters from Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was hanged in Zahedan Prison at dawn yesterday, Sunday, 16 August. The prisoner has been identified as Mohammad Afrookhteh.

According to the report, Mohammad (Cheragh) Afrookhteh, 30, a resident of Baldan village, had previously been arrested on a charge of “murdering a security officer” and sentenced to death by the judiciary. His death sentence was carried out at dawn on Sunday, 16 August 2026, in Zahedan Prison.

No Official Announcement by State Sources

At the time of publication of this report, no official source had announced the execution of this prisoner.

Annual Report on Executions in Iran

According to the annual report of the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 2,616 people were executed in Iran during the Iranian year 1404. Of these, 12 were executed in public. The executions also included 67 women and eight juvenile offenders.