Execution of at Least 10 Prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
4-January-2025
Category: executions
January 3, 2025
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: On the early morning of Wednesday, January 1, the death sentences of at least 10 prisoners convicted of “murder” and drug-related offenses were carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the execution of these 10 individuals took place on Wednesday morning, January 1. Eight of the prisoners have been identified as Arman Nasarzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi Far, an Afghan national named Pasha, Ali Vahdani, Hassan Vahdani, Shahram Mahdavi, Arshia, and Amir. The identities of two others are still under investigation.
As reported by Breathing in Confinement, Arman Nasarzadeh and Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi had previously been arrested in separate cases on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death. Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi Far was married and a father of two children. The Afghan prisoner, Pasha, had been arrested earlier on drug-related charges and sentenced to death.
According to the human rights organization Hengaw, Ali Vahdani (43 years old) and Hassan Vahdani (37 years old), both from Bojnord, were arrested six years ago in a joint case for murder. Shahram Mahdavi, from Kermanshah, was arrested three years ago on a murder charge. Another unidentified prisoner was also convicted of murder and sentenced to death.
As reported by Rokna, three more prisoners, named Arshia, Amir, and another unidentified individual, were also executed on the same day. Arshia was arrested in 2022 for the murder of his stepfather. Amir, an Afghan national, was arrested two years ago for the murder of a man named Javad. Another prisoner, whose identity remains undisclosed, had killed his brother-in-law two years ago over an inheritance dispute.
The executions were carried out at dawn on Wednesday, January 1, in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj.
No official report
As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners 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.