Execution of Ahmad Yavari Carried Out at Amirabad Prison in Gorgan
21-April-2025
Category: executions
20 April 2025
News Category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement – At dawn on Thursday, 17 April 2025, the death sentence of at least one prisoner convicted of murder was carried out at Amirabad Prison in Gorgan.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, one prisoner was hanged at Gorgan Prison early Thursday morning. The identity of the executed individual has been confirmed as Ahmad Yavari.
According to the report, Ahmad Yavari, aged 40, had been arrested two years ago on charges of murder and sentenced to death. Sources familiar with the case said the victim’s family was willing to grant clemency, but the execution was carried out suddenly and without prior notice at dawn on Thursday, 17 April 2025, in Amirabad Prison in Gorgan.
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 by the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 1,170 individuals were executed in Iran in 2024. Among them, six people were executed in public, and the executed also included 38 women and 9 juvenile offenders.