Execution of a Prisoner in Nurabad Prison
27-October-2024
Category: executions
October 24, 2024
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, the execution of a prisoner convicted of “murder” was carried out in Nurabad Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news agency of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was executed at dawn on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, in Nurabad Prison. The identity of the prisoner, Abdol Nazari, has been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
According to a report from Breathing in Confinement, Abdol Nazari, the son of Hassanali, was a 46-year-old resident of the village of Sefidkhani Sarkeshti, married with four children. He worked as a farmer and livestock keeper. Five years ago, during a group altercation, he caused the death of his wife’s uncle. Following his arrest, he was sentenced to death by the criminal court. The sentence was carried out at dawn on Tuesday, October 15, in the yard of Nurabad 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.