Execution of a Prisoner Carried Out in Khorramabad Prison
1-September-2024
Category: executions
August 31, 2024
News Group: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, the execution of a prisoner on charges of murder was carried out in Khorramabad Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the execution of a prisoner in Khorramabad Prison was carried out at dawn on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. The identity of the prisoner has been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement as Meysam Hossein Khani Ghabadi, son of Gholamali, a 22-year-old from Kuhdasht. Meysam Hossein Khani Ghabadi was arrested three years ago on charges of murder and was sentenced to death.
As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners 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.