Execution of a Prisoner in Shahab Prison, Kerman
4-October-2024
Category: executions
October 3, 2024
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Monday, September 22, the execution of a prisoner convicted of “murder” was carried out in Shahab Prison, Kerman.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was executed in Kerman Prison at dawn on Monday, September 22, 2024.
The identity of the prisoner, Reza Moshki, has been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
According to Breathing in Confinement, citing an informed source, Reza Moshki, a resident of Kerman, had previously been arrested on charges of murder and sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out at dawn on Monday, September 22, in the yard of Shahab Prison in Kerman.
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.