Identification of Two Executed Prisoners in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz, in August
31-August-2024
Category: executions
August 31, 2024
News Group: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Monday, August 5, 2024, two prisoners were executed in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz, on charges of “murder.”
According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news organ of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the execution of two prisoners was carried out at dawn on Monday, August 5, 2024, in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz.
The identities of these prisoners, Hossein (Abdol) Maghami, 42 years old, and Alireza Rihani, son of Ghorban, have been confirmed by “Breathing in Confinement.” Hossein Maghami from Shushtar, Khuzestan, and Alireza Rihani from Kavar, Shiraz, had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on charges of murder.
With the identification of these two prisoners, the total number of executions carried out in August reached 128.
As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners has not been announced by official resources.
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.