Death Sentences of Four Prisoners Carried Out in Central Prison of Karaj
3-August-2025
Category: executions
3 August 2025
News Category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement – The death sentences of at least four prisoners, who had been arrested and sentenced to death on charges related to drug offences, were carried out in the Central Prison of Karaj.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at dawn on Sunday, 3 August 2025, four prisoners were executed in Karaj Central Prison. The identities of two of the executed prisoners, Fariborz Haghi and Mohammad Gerousi, have been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement. The identities of the other two prisoners are still under investigation.
Previously, Breathing in Confinement had reported the transfer of several prisoners to solitary confinement in preparation for execution. The executions of Moslem Hosseinpour (Ali) and Ali Eityvandi were halted, and both were returned to the general ward.
According to the report, Fariborz Haghi, 28, from Nourabad, and Mohammad Gerousi, from Sahneh, had previously been arrested in separate cases and sentenced to death on drug-related charges. The sentences were carried out on the morning of Sunday, 3 August 2025, in Karaj Central Prison.
No official report
As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners 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, six people were executed in public, and the executed also included 38 women and 9 juvenile offenders.