Execution of Saman Rashidi in Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz
10-April-2025
Category: executions
9 April 2025
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement – At dawn on Wednesday, 9 April 2025, the death sentence of at least one prisoner convicted of murder was carried out in Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, one prisoner was hanged in Ahvaz Prison early Wednesday morning. The identity of the prisoner has been confirmed as Saman Rashidi.
According to the report, Saman Rashidi, son of Ali Joon and a resident of Izeh, had previously been arrested on charges of murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was carried out at dawn on Wednesday, 9 April 2025, in Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz.
As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners 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, five people were executed in public, and the executed also included 38 women and 9 juvenile offenders.