Execution of Sajad Farhadpour Carried Out in Khomeini Shahr Prison
25-January-2026
Category: executions
25 January 2026
News Category: Execution –
Breathing in Confinement – The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested on charges of “murder” and sentenced to execution, was carried out at Khomeini Shahr Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, in the early hours of Saturday, 24 January 2026, a prisoner was hanged at Khomeini Shahr Prison. The identity of the executed prisoner has been confirmed as Sajad Farhadpour.
Sajad Farhadpour, son of Issa, had been arrested five years ago on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out in the early hours of Saturday, 24 January 2026, at Khomeini Shahr 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.