Execution of a prisoner carried out in Jiroft Prison
1-October-2024
Category: executions
September 30, 2024
News Category: Execution –
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Sunday, September 22, 2024, the execution of a prisoner who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death for “murder” was carried out in Jiroft Prison.
According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at dawn on Sunday, September 22, 2024, a prisoner was executed in Jiroft Prison.
The identity of this prisoner, Abdul Habibi, has been confirmed by “Breathing in Confinement.”
According to the report by “Breathing in Confinement,” quoting an informed source, Abdul Habibi had previously been arrested and sentenced to death for murder. The sentence was carried out on Sunday, September 22, in the yard of Jiroft Prison.
As of the time of this report, the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by official resources.
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.