Today, October 1, 2024, the execution of a prisoner previously sentenced to death for non-political crimes was carried out in Kahnuj Prison, Kerman province.

HRANA has identified the prisoner as “Abdol Habibi.” He had been sentenced to death by the judiciary for non-political crimes.

Further details are currently under investigation by HRANA.

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

According to the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran, in 2023, at least 767 citizens, including 21 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the executions of 7 individuals were carried out in public. Additionally, during this period, 172 others were sentenced to death, with 5 of them sentenced to public execution. It is worth noting that during the same period, the initial death sentences of 49 other individuals were also upheld by the Supreme Court.