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A prisoner was executed in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan

12-September-2024

Category: executions، Uncategorized

September 11, 2024
News category: Execution –

Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, the execution of a prisoner charged with “murder” was carried out in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan.

According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was executed at dawn on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan. The identity of this prisoner, Behnam Bagheri, a 33-year-old single man, has been confirmed by the Breathing in Confinement.

Behnam Bagheri, a real estate consultant, had been arrested four years ago on charges of involuntary manslaughter during an unintended clash.

As of the time of this report, the execution of this prisoner has not been announced by official resources.

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.

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