HRANA News Agency – At dawn on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Tabriz Prison.

According to HRANA, citing Iran Human Rights, the execution took place at dawn on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

ran Human Rights has identified the prisoner as Gholi Faramarzi, approximately 50 years old and a resident of Urmia.

According to the report, Mr. Faramarzi was arrested five years ago on charges related to drug offenses and later sentenced to death by a judicial authority.

As of the time of this report, prison officials and responsible institutions have not publicly 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.