Execution of a Prisoner Carried Out in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj
26-May-2025
Category: Uncategorized
26 May 2025
News category: Executions
Breathing in Confinement – In the early hours of Monday, 26 May 2025, the death sentence of at least one prisoner, previously convicted of “murder,” was carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.
According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the execution took place at dawn on Monday. The identity of the executed prisoner has been confirmed by the organisation as a man named Farman.
The report states that Farman, a native of Kuhdasht, was arrested six years ago on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death. His sentence was carried out at dawn on Monday in Ghezel Hesar Prison.
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.