Execution of Amir Dorzadehpour in Zahedan Prison

Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 18 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 Zahedan Prison.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of Prisoners’ Rights in Iran, a prisoner was hanged at dawn on Sunday, 18 October, in Zahedan Prison. The prisoner has been identified as Amir Darzadehpour.

According to the report, Amir Dorzadehpour, a resident of Dask village in Bent District, Nikshahr County, was arrested approximately nine years ago on charges of “murder” and subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary.

He was transferred to Zahedan Prison approximately two months ago for the implementation of his sentence and was moved to solitary confinement the day before his execution. His death sentence was carried out in the early hours of Sunday, 18 October, in Zahedan 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.