At Least Three Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinement for Execution in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
17-December-2024
Category: Uncategorized
December 17, 2024
News Category: Prisoners
Breathing in Confinement: On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at least three prisoners who had been arrested and sentenced to death on drug related charges were transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj for the implementation of their sentences.
According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, three inmates in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj, were moved to solitary confinement in preparation for execution. The identity of one of the prisoners, Majid Jamshidi, a resident of Nourabad, Lorestan, has been confirmed by Breathing in Confinement.
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.