Breathing in Confinement

Mohammad Salamat Executed in Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz

1-May-2025

Category: executions

May 1, 2025
News Group: Executions

Breathing in Confinement – At dawn on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the death sentence of a prisoner convicted of murder was carried out in Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the prisoner—Mohammad Salamat—was executed early Wednesday morning in Sepidar Prison. His identity has been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.

Mohammad Salamat, a resident of Ahvaz, had previously been arrested on charges of murder and sentenced to death. The execution was carried out at dawn on April 30, 2025, in Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz.

As of the time of this report, the execution of thus 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.