Execution of a Prisoner in Tabriz Prison

Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday, 26 August 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested on a murder charge and sentenced to death, was carried out in Tabriz Prison.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was hanged in Tabriz Prison at dawn on Wednesday, 26 August. Breathing in Confinement has confirmed the prisoner’s identity as Ali Sadeghi.

According to the report, Ali Sadeghi, a resident of Tabriz, had previously been arrested on a murder charge and sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary. His sentence was carried out in Tabriz Prison at dawn on Wednesday, 26 August 2026.

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.