Execution of Hossein Kolivand, Father of Two, in Arak Prison
17-December-2024
Category: Uncategorized
December 17, 2024
News Category: Execution
Breathing in Confinement: At dawn on Saturday, December 14, the execution of a prisoner who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on charges of “murder” was carried out in Arak Prison.
According to “Breathing in Confinement,” the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, the identity of the executed prisoner has been confirmed as Hossein Kolivand.
As reported by the Breathing in Confinement reporter, Hossein Kolivand, the son of Haj Panjshanbeh, a resident of Khorramabad, married, and father of two children, was previously arrested on charges of “murder” and sentenced to death by a criminal court. The sentence was carried out at dawn on Saturday, December 14, in the central prison of Arak.
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 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.