HRANA News Agency – At dawn yesterday, April 20, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted of murder was carried out in Dorud Prison, Lorestan province.

The identity of the prisoner, previously sentenced to death on a charge of murder, has been confirmed by HRANA as Javad Goudarzi.

Mr. Goudarzi had been transferred to solitary confinement on April 19, 2025, in preparation for the execution.

As of the time of this report, the execution has not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

In 2024, the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran documented 812 cases related to the right to life, including the sentencing of 214 individuals to death and the execution of 930 individuals. Among these, 4 executions were carried out in public. Of those executed, 818 were male, 26 were female, and 5 were juvenile offenders—individuals under 18 years old at the time of their alleged crimes.