Omid Shokripour executed in Karaj Central Prison

Hengaw – Wednesday, July 9, 2025

The death sentence of Omid Shokripour, a Kurdish prisoner from Halilan in Ilam Province, was carried out in Karaj Central Prison. Shokripour had been convicted on drug-related charges by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. State media refer to the facility as the “Karaj Central Penitentiary.”

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the execution took place at dawn on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Shokripour, 42 , was a resident of Zardalan Rural District in Halilan County.

Sources familiar with the case stated that he had been arrested six years ago on charges related to narcotics and was subsequently sentenced to death.

State-affiliated media, including those close to the Iranian judiciary, have not published any information regarding his execution.