Increase in Executions at Isfahan Central Prison to Two Prisoners
31-October-2024
Category: executions
October 31, 2024
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Thursday, October 31, 2024, the execution of two prisoners convicted of murder was carried out in Isfahan Central Prison (Dastgerd).
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least two prisoners were executed at dawn on Thursday, October 31, 2024, in Isfahan Central Prison. The identities of these prisoners, Hamed Dovisti and Reza (Doqoli) Beidabadi, have been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
According to a report from Breathing in Confinement, Hamed Dovisti, a resident of the Haftoon Zeynabiyeh neighborhood in Isfahan, had previously been arrested on murder charges and sentenced to death. The execution of Reza Beidabadi had been reported earlier by Breathing in Confinement.
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.