Execution of Four Prisoners in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah
10-January-2025
Category: executions
January 9, 2025
News Category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Tuesday, January 7, the execution of at least four prisoners convicted of “murder” was carried out in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, four prisoners accused of “murder” were executed in Kermanshah Prison on Tuesday morning, January 7. The identities of the prisoners—Ashkan Kazemi, Farman Afristam, Mozaffar Shahsavari, and Mohammad Shahidi—have been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
Based on information from Breathing in Confinement, Ashkan Kazemi, son of Mashallah, an army officer from the village of Kazem Khani-olya in Gawar, Gilan-e Gharb, was arrested four years ago on charges of “murder” of his wife, his wife’s brother, and her lawyer. The murders were committed using his service weapon during a dispute over dowry. He was subsequently sentenced to death.
Farman Afristam, a father of two from the village of Milkeh Shirkhan in the Korzan region of Kermanshah, was arrested four years ago on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death.
Mozaffar Shahsavari, 45 years old, the son of Akbar, was from the village of Shahbodagh in the Firuzabad district of Kermanshah. Similarly, Mohammad Shahidi, 37 years old from Kermanshah, was arrested four years ago in separate cases on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death.
The sentences were carried out at dawn on Tuesday, January 7, in Dizelabad Prison, Kermanshah.
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.