Execution of a Prisoner at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan
26-November-2024
Category: executions
November 26, 2024
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Monday, November 25, 2024, the death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had been sentenced to execution on charges of “murder,” was carried out at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least one prisoner was executed at dawn on Monday, November 25, on murder charges in Isfahan Central Prison. The identity of the prisoner, Amir Hossein Rahimi, was confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
As per the reporter of the Breathing in Confinement, Amir Hossein Rahimi from Zarrin Shahr had previously been arrested on charges of “murder” and sentenced to execution. The sentence was carried out at dawn on Monday, November 25, in the yard of Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.
No official report
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 of the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 848 citizens were executed in 2023. Of these, 7 were executed in public. 57 percent of the executions were for drug related charges.