Execution of Javad Kakavand Carried Out in Malayer Prison
13-February-2025
Category: executions
February 13, 2025
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement, Wednesday: At dawn on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, the death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had been arrested on charges related to “drug offenses” and sentenced to execution, was carried out in Malayer Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was executed at dawn on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in Malayer Prison on charges related to “drug offenses.” Breathing in Confinement has confirmed the identity of this prisoner as Javad Kakavand.
According to a Breathing in Confinement reporter, Javad Kakavand, a resident of Delfan in Lorestan Province, had previously been arrested on charges related to “drug offenses” and sentenced to death. The issued sentence was carried out at dawn on Wednesday, February 12, in Malayer 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.