Increase in the Number of Executions Today in Ghezel Hesar Prison
17-September-2025
Category: executions
17-September-2025
News Group: Executions –
Breathing in Confinement – The death sentences of at least two prisoners who had been arrested on charges related to “drug offences” and sentenced to death were carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on the morning of Wednesday, 17 September 2025, three prisoners were hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison. The identities of two of these prisoners, “Omid Hassanzadeh and Ali Esmaeili,” have been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement. These two were executed at dawn on Wednesday alongside Babak Shahbazi.
Omid Hassanzadeh had previously been arrested on charges related to “drug offences” and sentenced to death. Ali Esmaeili, from Nurabad, had also been arrested on charges related to “drug offences” and sentenced to death. The sentences were carried out at dawn on Wednesday, 17 September 2025, in Ghezel Hesar Prison.
No official report
As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners has not been announced by official resources.
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.