Rising Number of Executions in Jiroft Prison
28-September-2025
Category: executions
28 September 2025
News category: Executions–
Breathing in Confinement – The death sentences of at least two prisoners convicted on charges related to “narcotics” were carried out in Jiroft Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, on the morning of Sunday, 28 September 2025, two prisoners were hanged in Jiroft Prison. Their identities have been confirmed as Reza Ansari and Saeed Parsaei.
Saeed Parsaei, 40, from Shiraz, was arrested four years ago on charges related to “narcotics” and sentenced to death. Reza Ansari had also previously been arrested on drug-related charges and sentenced to death. The executions were carried out at dawn on Sunday, 28 September 2025, in Jiroft Prison.
No official report
As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners has not been announced by official sources.
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.