Execution of a Prisoner in Tabriz Prison
19-August-2024
Category: Uncategorized
August 18, 2024
News Group: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: On Sunday, August 18, 2024, a prisoner was executed in Tabriz Prison on “drug-related” charges.
According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news outlet of three Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was executed at dawn on Sunday, August 18, 2024, in Tabriz Central Prison.
The identity of this prisoner has been confirmed by “Breathing in Confinement” as Abbas A’lai Aghbolagh, son of Ahmad. Mr. A’lai was arrested three years ago on charges related to “drug offenses” and had been sentenced to death.
As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners has not been announced by official sources.
According to the Statistics Center of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 110 prisoners have been executed in various prisons over the past month. The Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, warning of a new and increasing wave of executions amid tensions with Israel, calls on international authorities to take decisive action to prevent further executions.
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.