Execution of Afshin Amiri in Diesel-Abad Prison, Kermanshah
11-February-2025
Category: executions
February 10, 2025
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement – At dawn on Sunday, February 2, the execution of at least one prisoner convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Kermanshah’s Diesel-Abad Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner sentenced to death for drug-related offenses was executed in Kermanshah’s Diesel-Abad Prison early on Sunday, February 2. The identity of this prisoner has been confirmed as Afshin Amiri by Breathing in Confinement.
According to the Breathing in Confinement’s reporter, Afshin Amiri, son of Mohammad Reza, was a resident of Golestan village, a district of Firouzabad, Kermanshah. He was arrested six years ago on drug-related charges and sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out at dawn on Sunday, February 2, in Kermanshah Prison.
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.