Execution of Two Prisoners Carried Out in Shahab Prison, Kerman
7-August-2025
Category: executions
6 August 2025
News category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement – The death sentences of at least two prisoners convicted of drug-related offences were carried out in Shahab Prison, Kerman.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at dawn on Wednesday, 6 August 2025, two individuals were executed in Shahab Prison, Kerman. The identity of one of the prisoners has been confirmed as Kamran Amraei, while the identity of the second individual is still under investigation.
Kamran Amraei, approximately 40 years old, married, and a resident of Kuhdasht, had been previously arrested on drug-related charges and sentenced to death. The executions were carried out at dawn on Wednesday, 6 August 2025, in Kerman Central Prison.
No official report
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, six people were executed in public, and the executed also included 38 women and 9 juvenile offenders.