Increase in Number of Prisoners Executed in Ilam Prison

Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 24 August 2026: The death sentences of at least three prisoners who had previously been arrested on charges related to “drug offences” and “murder” and sentenced to death were carried out in Ilam Prison.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, three prisoners were hanged in Ilam Prison at dawn on Wednesday, 19 August. The prisoners have been identified by Breathing in Confinement as Mohsen Zarouni, Khodadad Mohammadi, and Donya Mohammadi. Breathing in Confinement had previously reported on Friday the executions of two of these prisoners.

According to the report, Mohsen Zarouni, a resident of Kuhdasht, had previously been arrested on charges related to “drug offences” and sentenced to death.

Khodadad Mohammadi, 50, a retired teacher and resident of Divan-e Gharb, was arrested two years ago on a charge of “murdering” his son-in-law and subsequently sentenced to death.

In a separate case, Donya Mohammadi, 20, also a resident of Divan-e Gharb, was arrested two years ago on a charge of “murdering” her suitor and sentenced to death by the judiciary.

Their death sentences were carried out at dawn on Wednesday, 19 August 2026, in Ilam Prison.

No Official Announcement by State Sources

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

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.