Report of an Execution: Judiciary Approves Life Imprisonment for a Prisoner One Week After Execution
18-January-2025
Category: executions
January 18, 2025
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the death sentence of at least one prisoner convicted on charges related to “drug offenses” was carried out in Mashhad Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was executed at dawn on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, in Mashhad Prison on charges related to “drug offenses.” The identity of this prisoner has been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement as Mohammadrasoul Hosseini Moghadam.
Based on information from Breathing in Confinement, Mohammadrasoul Hosseini Moghadam, a resident of Mashhad and father of two children, was arrested in mid-2020 on charges related to “drug offenses” and sentenced to death. However, upon review, his sentence had been reduced to life imprisonment. Following another review, his sentence was reverted to the death penalty. Before the execution, he was not granted a final visit with his family but was only allowed a phone call with them.
Breathing in Confinement reports that the execution took place at dawn on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. According to an informed source, one week after the execution, the judiciary sent a text message to the family of Mohammadrasoul Hosseini Moghadam, notifying them of the approval to reduce his sentence to life imprisonment.
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 of the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 848 citizens were executed in 2023. Of these, 7 were executed in public. 57 percent of the executions were for drug related charges.