Increase in the Number of Executions in Mashhad Prison
21-November-2025
Category: executions
21 November 2025
News Category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement — The death sentences of at least two prisoners who had previously been arrested on the charge of murder were carried out in Mashhad Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at dawn on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, two prisoners were hanged in Mashhad Prison. The identity of one of them, Mohsen Fakhrayi, has been verified by Breathing in Confinement. The identity of the other prisoner is under review. Breathing in Confinement had reported on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, the execution of Mohsen Mirfakhrayi.
Mohsen Fakhrayi, from Mashhad, married and the father of three, had earlier been arrested on the charge of murdering a person named Boroumand and sentenced to death. Another prisoner, whose identity had not been established at the time of reporting, from Torbat-e Jam, was arrested 11 years ago on a charge of murder and sentenced to death. The sentences were carried out at dawn on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, in Mashhad 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.