Execution of a Prisoner in Torbat Heydarieh Prison
18-October-2024
Category: executions
October 17, 2024
News Category: Execution –
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, the execution of a prisoner on charges of “murder” was carried out in Torbat Heydarieh Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was executed in Torbat Heydarieh Prison at dawn on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. The identity of the prisoner, Reza Mirza Beigi, has been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
As reported by Breathing in Confinement, Reza Mirza Beigi, 30 years old and unmarried, had been arrested on charges of killing his friend Amir Hossein. Despite receiving a significant sum of money from Reza Mirza Beigi’s family, Amir Hossein’s family refused to grant forgiveness. Ultimately, the execution of Reza Mirza Beigi was carried out at dawn on Tuesday, October 15, in Torbat Heydarieh 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.