Mehdi Zohrevand and Majid Azizi Executed in Arak Central Prison
15-May-2025
Category: executions
14 May 2025
News Category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement –
At dawn on Sunday, 11 May 2025, the death sentences of at least two prisoners—one convicted of murder and another of an unspecified charge—were carried out in Arak Central Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, two prisoners were executed early Sunday morning in Arak Prison. Their identities have been confirmed as Mehdi Zohrevand and Majid Azizi.
According to the report, Mehdi Zohrevand, son of Hadi, married with three children and a resident of Khondab, had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on charges of murder. Majid Azizi, son of Valiollah, married and from Arak, had also been sentenced to death. His charges were reported to be related to drug offences, though the details remain under investigation. The executions were carried out at dawn on Sunday, 11 May, in Arak Central Prison.
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.