Execution of a Prisoner Carried Out at Shiraz Central Prison
26-November-2024
Category: executions
November 25, 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 Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz.
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 Shiraz Central Prison. The identity of the prisoner, Reza Shahbazi Khalari, was confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
As per the reporter of Breathing in Confinement, Reza Shahbazi Khalari, son of Karim from Shiraz, had previously been arrested on charges of “murder” and sentenced to execution. His family was unable to secure consent from the victim’s family, and the sentence was carried out at dawn on Monday, November 25, in the yard of Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz.
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.