HRANA– At dawn today, the death sentences of six prisoners previously convicted on drug-related charges were carried out in Bandar Abbas Prison.
According to HRANA, citing Haal Vsh, at dawn on Tuesday, August 19, six Afghan nationals were executed in Bandar Abbas Prison.
The identities of three of the executed prisoners have been reported as:
• Allah-Nazar Tajik, approximately 30 years old, father of one child
• Abdolraouf Noorzahi, approximately 50 years old, father of six children
• Abdolrahman Eshaqzahi, approximately 50 years old, and father of seven children
According to the report, all six prisoners had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.
They had been transferred to solitary confinement in Bandar Abbas Prison on August 17 in preparation for their executions. The identities of the other three prisoners have not yet been established.
As of the time of this report, prison authorities and judicial officials have not announced these executions.
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.
