Execution of a Prisoner in Malayer Prison

Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 12 October 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on charges of “murder” was carried out in Malayer Prison.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was hanged at dawn on Monday, 12 October 2026, in Malayer Prison. The prisoner has been identified by Breathing in Confinement as Mehdi Mirzaei.

According to the report, Mehdi Mirzaei, 23, from the city of Azandarian, had been arrested five years earlier, at the age of 18, on charges of “murder” and subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary. His execution was carried out at dawn on Monday, 12 October, in Malayer 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.