Increase in the Number of Executions in Isfahan Prison
24-September-2025
Category: executions
24 September 2025
News group: Executions –
Breathing in Confinement – The death sentences of at least two prisoners who had been arrested on charges of “murder” and drug-related offences were carried out in Isfahan Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at dawn on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, two prisoners were hanged in Isfahan Prison. The identities of the prisoners, Ali Keshavarz and Ahmad Bakhtiari, have been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
Ali Keshavarz, from Shiraz, had previously been arrested on charges related to the transport of narcotics and sentenced to death. Ahmad Bakhtiari (known as “Taghi Ghasab”), from Isfahan, had previously been arrested on a charge of “murder” and sentenced to death. Their sentences were carried out at dawn on Wednesday, 24 September 2025, in Isfahan Prison.
No official report
As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners has not been announced by official sources.
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.