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Prisoner Executed in Borazjan Prison on Murder Charges

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Ahmad Bani-Asad, Borazjan Prison, Bushehr Province, HRANA

HRANA News Agency – At dawn on Saturday, May 17, the execution of a prisoner previously sentenced to death on murder charges was carried out in Borazjan Prison, Bushehr province.

HRANA has identified the individual as Ahmad Bani-Asad, who was hanged at dawn on Saturday, May 17. According to information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Bani-Asad had been arrested on charges of murder and later sentenced to death by a criminal court.

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

In 2024, according to 812 reports compiled by HRANA, the Iranian regime executed 930 individuals in its prisons—marking the highest number of executions in the past 12 years. Despite the scale of these executions, prison officials and other relevant authorities publicly acknowledged only 6% of them, highlighting the regime’s lack of transparency and accountability.

Execution of Three Prisoners in Zanjan, Borazjan, and Isfahan

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Borazjan Prison, Isfahan, Zanjan Prison

On Monday and Tuesday, January 20 and 21, three prisoners were executed in Zanjan, Borazjan, and Isfahan on charges of murder and drug-related crimes.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, on Monday, a prisoner named Saeed Diani was executed in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan, for drug-related charges.

On the same day, a prisoner named Hojat Shahriari was executed in Borazjan Prison, Bushehr province. A source told HRANA: “Mr. Shahriari had been arrested on charges of committing a murder motivated by ‘honor’ and was sentenced to death following an unfair judicial process.”

On Tuesday, another prisoner, Karim Faridi, was executed in Zanjan Prison on murder charges.

As of the time of this report, none of these executions have been officially announced by prison authorities or other 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.