Execution of a Prisoner in Shiraz Central Prison
12-December-2024
Category: executions
12 December 2024
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: On the morning of Thursday, 12 December 2024, the death sentence of a prisoner previously arrested and sentenced to execution on charges of “murder” was carried out in Shiraz Central Prison (Adelabad).
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the prisoner, identified as Gholam Rusta, was executed on Thursday morning in Shiraz Central Prison.
Based on information provided by the reporter of Breathing in Confinement, Gholam Rusta was previously arrested on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out on the morning of Thursday, 12 December, in Shiraz Central Prison (Adelabad).
No official report
As of the time of this report, the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by official resources.
Annual Report on Executions in Iran
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.