HRANA News Agency – On May 4, 2025, the death sentences of seven prisoners previously convicted of drug-related offenses were carried out in Birjand Prison, South Khorasan province, according to Haal Vsh.

The identities of the executed individuals have been reported as: Khosrow Sarani, Mahmoud Sarani (Rakhshani), Yousef Sorour Vash (Narouei), Alireza Laloozaei, Mousa Shokoohi, Mojtaba Lakzaei, and Ali Noori.

According to the report, Khosrow Sarani and Ali Noori were arrested in 2021, Mahmoud Sarani, Alireza Laloozaei, Yousef Sorour Vash, and Mousa Shokoohi were arrested in 2022, and Mojtaba Lakzaei was arrested in 2023. Following their arrests, they were all sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Nehbandan on drug-related charges.

As of the time this report was prepared, the executions have not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

According to HRANA’s report, in 2024, over 52 percent of executed prisoners had been convicted on drug-related charges. Over the past ten years, individuals convicted of drug trafficking have accounted for 40 percent of all executions. Unfortunately, HRANA’s statistics show no progress in reducing executions for drug-related offenses.