Mohammad Barzegar Executed in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz
25-May-2025
Category: executions
25 May 2025
News outlet: Executions
Breathing in Confinement – At dawn on Sunday, 25 May 2025, the death sentence of at least one prisoner was carried out in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz. The prisoner had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on charges related to drug offences.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner named Mohammad Barzegar was executed on Sunday morning in Shiraz Prison. His identity has been confirmed by the organisation.
According to the report, Mohammad Barzegar, a resident of Shiraz, had previously been arrested on charges of transporting 96 kilograms of methamphetamine (“shisheh”) and was sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out at dawn on Sunday in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz.
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.