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Hassan Ebrahimi (Geravand) Executed in Malayer Prison

15-December-2024

Category: executions

14 December 2024
News Category: Execution

Breathing in confinement: At dawn on Saturday, 14 December 2024, a prisoner previously arrested and sentenced to death for drug-related offenses was executed in Malayer Central Prison.

According to “Breathing in confinement,” the executed prisoner was Sheikh Hassan Ebrahimi Geravand, the son of Hossein and a resident of Chah Kheir village in Kouhdasht County. He was arrested five years ago for drug-related charges and sentenced to death. The execution was carried out at dawn on Saturday, 14 December.

 

No official report

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 of the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 848 citizens were executed in 2023. Of these, 7 were executed in public. 57 percent of the executions were for drug related charges.

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