Execution of Rouhollah Ghahremani Carried Out in Tabriz Prison
21-May-2025
Category: executions
21 May 2025
News Category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement –
In the early hours of Wednesday, 21 May 2025, the execution of at least one prisoner convicted of “murder” was carried out at Tabriz Central Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the execution took place at dawn on Wednesday, and the identity of the prisoner was confirmed as Rouhollah Ghahremani.
Ghahremani, aged 30 and a resident of Tabriz, had been arrested five years ago on charges of murder and subsequently sentenced to death. His execution was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday at 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.