HRANA– On Wednesday, July 16, three prisoners were executed in Lakan Prison in Rasht.

HRANA had previously reported the execution of Peyman Afshar, approximately 43 years old, on murder charges. Iran Human Rights later identified the other two executed individuals as Hadi Gerousi, 28, and Mehdi Babaei, 31.

According to the report, Gerousi and Babaei were arrested five years ago in a joint case on charges of murder stemming from an honor-related dispute. Both were later sentenced to death by a criminal court.

As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners has not been officially announced by prison authorities or responsible institutions.

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.