Two Prisoners Executed in Jiroft Prison
27-December-2024
Category: executions
December 26, 2024
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Thursday, December 26, the death sentences of two prisoners, previously arrested and convicted on “drug related charges”, were carried out in Jiroft Prison.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the two prisoners were executed early on Thursday morning, December 26, in Jiroft Prison for charges related to “drug offenses.” Their identities, Saman Fakhri and Asad Amini, were confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
Based on information from Breathing in Confinement reporters, Saman Fakhri, from Baneh, and Asad Amini, from Sardasht, were previously arrested in a joint case on charges related to “drug offenses” and sentenced to death. On Tuesday, December 24, the two prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for the execution. Their sentences were carried out at dawn on Thursday, December 26, in Jiroft Prison.
No official report
As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners 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.