Execution of Rouhollah Moradian Carried Out at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj
7-May-2025
Category: executions
7 May 2025
News category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement –
In the early hours of Wednesday, 7 May 2025, the death sentence of at least one prisoner convicted on drug-related charges was carried out at Karaj Central Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was hanged at dawn on Wednesday in Ghezel Hesar Prison. His identity has been confirmed as Rouhollah Moradian.
The report states that Rouhollah Moradian, a resident of Kuhdasht, had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on charges related to drug offences. His execution was carried out at Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj on the morning of Wednesday, 7 May 2025.
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.