Execution of a Prisoner Carried Out in Kashan Prison

Breathing in Confinement, Tuesday, October 27, 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on a charge of “murder,” was carried out in Kashan Prison.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of Prisoners’ Rights in Iran, a prisoner was hanged in Kashan Prison in the early hours of Tuesday, October 27. The prisoner has been identified by Breathing in Confinement as Davood Rokhbin.

According to information received, Davood Rokhbin was arrested approximately eight years ago on a charge of murdering his friend during a fight and was subsequently sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary. His execution was carried out in Kashan Prison in the early hours of Tuesday, October 27.

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.