Amrollah Siri Executed After 14 Years in Prison at Karaj Central Penitentiary

Breathing in Confinement – Wednesday, October 28, 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 at Karaj Central Penitentiary.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights in Iran, a prisoner was hanged at Karaj Central Penitentiary in the early hours of Wednesday, October 28. The prisoner has been identified by Breathing in Confinement as Amrollah Siri.

According to information received, Amrollah Siri (Hedavandi), a resident of Frounabad, was arrested 14 years ago on charges of murdering an individual named Gholamhosseini and was subsequently sentenced to death.

He was transferred to solitary confinement on Monday, October 26, in preparation for his execution. His death sentence was carried out at dawn on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at Karaj Central Penitentiary.

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.