Execution of Hassan Saei Carried Out in Tabriz Prison
10-May-2025
Category: executions
May 10, 2025
Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement – At dawn on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, the execution of at least one prisoner, who had been arrested and sentenced to death on charges of murder, was carried out in Tabriz Central Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the prisoner was executed at dawn on Tuesday in Tabriz Prison. His identity, Hassan Saei, has been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
According to the report, Hassan Saei, a resident of Bostanabad, had previously been arrested and sentenced to death for murder. A reliable source stated that his case was full of ambiguities and lacked transparency, and that he was sentenced to death following an unfair trial. The execution was carried out at dawn on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Tabriz Central 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 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.