Execution of Emad Mirdoraghi in Dezful Prison After 10 Years of Imprisonment

Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday, 23 September 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested on a charge of “murder” and sentenced to death, was carried out in Fajr Prison in Dezful.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was hanged in Dezful Prison in the early hours of Wednesday, 23 September. The prisoner has been identified by Breathing in Confinement as Emad Mirdoraghi.

According to the report, Emad Mirdoraghi, a 28-year-old resident of Andimeshk, was arrested 10 years ago, at the age of 18, on a charge of “murder” and was subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary.

In recent days, efforts had been made to obtain the consent of the victim’s family and prevent the execution from being carried out. At midnight on Wednesday, Mirdoraghi’s family and relatives also gathered outside Dezful Prison. However, the victim’s next of kin declined to grant clemency.

Ultimately, Emad Mirdoraghi’s death sentence was carried out at dawn on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, in Dezful 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.