Execution of Moshir Osmandzadeh Carried Out in Urmia Central Prison
14-May-2025
Category: executions
14 May 2025
News Category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement –
At dawn on Wednesday, 14 May 2025, the death sentence of at least one prisoner convicted of “murder” was carried out in Urmia Central Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, one prisoner was hanged in the early hours of Wednesday, 14 May, in Urmia Prison. The identity of the executed prisoner has been confirmed as Moshir Osmandzadeh.
According to the report, Moshir Osmandzadeh, son of Fariq, married and a resident of Urmia, had been arrested four years ago on charges of murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was carried out at dawn on Wednesday, 14 May, in Urmia 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.