Mirveis Barik Zehi Executed in Yazd Central Prison
23-May-2025
Category: executions
23 May 2025
News Category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement – In the early hours of Wednesday, 21 May 2025, the execution of at least one prisoner previously convicted of “murder” was carried out in Yazd Central Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the execution took place at dawn on Wednesday, 21 May. The identity of the executed prisoner has been confirmed as by Breathing in Confinement as Mirveis Barik Zehi.
The report indicates that Mirveis Barik Zehi, a resident of Yazd, was arrested three years ago on charges of murder and was subsequently sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out on the morning of Wednesday, 21 May, in Yazd Central Prison.
No official report
As of the time of this report, the execution of this prisoner 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.