Prisoner Executed in Hamedan Prison

At dawn on September 1, 2024, a prisoner who had been sentenced to death on murder charges was executed in Hamedan Prison.

HRANA has identified the individual as Saber Jamali, 29 years old, from Kangavar. According to information received by HRANA, Mr. Jamali had been arrested on murder charges and subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary.

As of the time of this report, prison officials and relevant authorities have not announced the execution of this prisoner.

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.