Execution of Mohammad Hossein Khazaei in Ghezel Hesar Prison
26-November-2025
Category: executions
26 November 2025
News category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement – The death sentence of at least one prisoner who had previously been arrested on the charge of “murder” and sentenced to death has been carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at dawn on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, a prisoner was hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison. The identity of the prisoner, Mohammad Hossein Khazaei, has been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
Mohammad Hossein Khazaei had previously been arrested on the charge of “murder” and sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out at dawn on Wednesday, 26 November 2025, in Ghezel Hesar Prison.
No official report
As of the time of this report, the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by official sources.
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.