A New Wave of Violations of the Right to Life
Between May 25 and 27, 2025, at least eight prisoners were executed in Qezel Hesar (Karaj), Dastgerd (Isfahan), and Khorramabad prisons. With these executions, the number of people executed since the beginning of the Iranian month of Khordad (May 21) has reached 45. On average, nearly six people have been executed per day — roughly one person every four hours. This alarming figure reflects a new wave of executions that has claimed dozens of lives in near silence.
Executions in Ghezel Hesar Prison
On the morning of Wednesday, May28, Shahriar Aliabadi, a 27-year-old from Kermanshah, was executed in Qezel Hesar Prison. He had been arrested three years earlier on drug-related charges. On Tuesday, May 27, Hossein Yari, a resident of Khorramabad, was also executed in the same prison on charges of murder.
Additionally, according to a report by Hamshahri newspaper, two other prisoners were executed in Ghezel Hesar on Monday, May 26. One of them was an Afghan national who had been arrested seven years ago for murder. The other was reportedly executed for rape.
Executions in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan
In the early hours of Wednesday, May 28, three other prisoners were executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. They were identified as Shahram Abbaszadeh (23, from Khomeini Shahr), Alireza Ahmadi (35, from Aligudarz), and Mohammad Asadi (from Isfahan). Two had been convicted of murder, while the third had been sentenced to death for “corruption on earth” (efsad fel-arz).
Execution in Khorramabad Prison
On the morning of Tuesday, May 27, Shirzad Zamani, a 32-year-old resident of Khorramabad, was executed in the local prison. He had been arrested four years earlier on drug-related charges. Before his arrest, he worked as a driver for a private company.
