Prisoner executed in Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz

Hengaw: Sunday, November 3, 2024

The death sentence of Gholamali Shakerian, a 30-year-old Arab from Ahvaz was carried out in Sepidar Prison, Ahvaz. He had previously been sentenced to death for “premeditated murder” by the judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran.

According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Shakerian was executed at dawn on Saturday, November 2, 2024, in Sepidar Prison.

Informed sources reported that Shakerian had been arrested last year on charges of murdering a friend during a verbal altercation and was subsequently sentenced death.

As of the time of this report, news of this execution has not been disclosed by state media, including judiciary-affiliated outlets.