A Prisoner Executed in Bukan After Being Raped and Convicted of Murder
9-April-2025
Category: executions
8 April 2025
News Category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement – At dawn on Monday, 7 April 2025, the death sentence of at least one prisoner convicted of “murder” was carried out in Bukan Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the execution took place early Monday morning. The identity of the executed prisoner has been confirmed as Seyed Taha Hasani.
Breathing in Confinement reports that Seyed Taha Hasani, 23 years old, son of Seyed Raouf, was a victim of sexual assault who killed his assailant in an act of self-defense five years ago. He was arrested on charges of “premeditated murder” and later sentenced to death. The execution was carried out at dawn on Monday, 7 April 2025, in Bukan Prison.
As of the time of this report, the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by official resources.
Annual Report on Executions in Iran
According to the annual report by the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 1,170 individuals were executed in Iran in 2024. Among them, five people were executed in public, and the executed also included 38 women and 9 juvenile offenders.