Execution of Hamid Mohammadi in Bandar Abbas Prison

Breathing in Confinement, Monday, 19 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 Bandar Abbas Prison.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of Prisoners’ Rights in Iran, a prisoner was hanged at dawn on Monday, 19 October, in Bandar Abbas Prison. The prisoner has been identified by Breathing in Confinement as Hamid Mohammadi.

According to the report, Hamid Mohammadi, a 42-year-old resident of Fasa, was arrested three years ago on charges of “murder” and subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary. His death sentence was carried out in the early hours of Monday, 19 October 2026, in Bandar Abbas 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.