Execution of a Prisoner in Kahnuj Prison
8-June-2026
Category: executions
7 June 2026
Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death by the judiciary, was carried out in Kahnuj Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was hanged in Kahnuj Prison in the early hours of Tuesday, 12 May 2026. The identity of the prisoner has been verified by Breathing in Confinement as Heydar Bameri.
According to the report, Heydar Bameri had previously been arrested on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out in the early hours of Tuesday, 12 May 2026, in Kahnuj Prison.
No official announcement
At the time of publication, no official sources had announced the execution of this prisoner.
Annual report on executions in Iran
According to the annual report of the Statistical Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, between March 2025 and March 2026, at least 2,616 individuals were executed in Iran. Of these, 12 executions were carried out in public. The executed individuals included 67 women and 8 juvenile offenders.