Execution of Mehdi Khani Carried Out in Arak Prison
6-May-2025
Category: executions
Execution of Mehdi Khani Carried Out in Arak Prison
6 May 2025
News category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement –
At dawn on Tuesday, 6 May 2025, the death sentence of at least one prisoner convicted of “rape” was carried out in the Central Prison of Arak.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the prisoner was hanged at dawn in Arak Prison. His identity has been confirmed as Mehdi Khani by Breathing in Confinement.
Mehdi Khani, son of Abouzar, was 21 years old and from the village of Khaneqah, a district of Javersian in Khondab County. He had been arrested two years ago on charges of “rape” and subsequently sentenced to death. His execution took place at dawn on Tuesday, 6 May 2025, in Arak 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.