Sajjad Piri Executed in Khorramabad Central Prison
27-May-2025
Category: executions
27 May 2025
News Category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement – At dawn on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, the death sentence of at least one prisoner previously convicted of “murder” was carried out in Khorramabad Central Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the execution took place at dawn on Tuesday in Khorramabad prison. The identity of the executed prisoner has been confirmed as Sajjad Piri.
According to the report, Sajjad Piri, aged 23 and a resident of Nourabad, was arrested four years ago on charges of “murder” during a “robbery” and subsequently sentenced to death. The sentence was carried out at dawn on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, in Parsiloun Prison, Khorramabad.
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.