Execution of a Prisoner in Shirvan Prison

Breathing in Confinement, Thursday, 15 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 Shirvan Prison.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was hanged at dawn on Thursday, 15 October, in Shirvan Prison. The prisoner has been identified as Reza Rajabian.

According to the report, Reza Rajabian, 23, from Shirvan, had been arrested approximately five years earlier following an altercation and sentenced to death by the judiciary on charges of “murder”. His execution was carried out at dawn on Thursday, 15 October, in Shirvan Prison.

According to the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights, Reza Rajabian was arrested at the age of 18, alongside his cousin Amin Rajabian and Alireza Saber, a son-in-law of the family, in connection with a fatal altercation. All three were charged with “murder” in a joint case and sentenced to death. Amin Rajabian’s execution has already been carried out, while Alireza Saber, the third defendant in the case, remains at risk of imminent execution.

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.