HRANA– At dawn on Monday, August 11, 2025, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Ilam Prison.

HRANA has identified this prisoner as Amir Hosseinpour. According to information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Hosseinpour had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

As of the time of this report’s publication, the execution has not been announced by prison officials or other responsible authorities.

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.