HRANA – At dawn on Sunday, September 21, two prisoners previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges were executed in Taybad Prison.

The identities of the executed prisoners have been confirmed as Mojtaba Mahdavi and (first name unknown) Ahmadi, an Afghan national.

According to information received by HRANA, the two had been arrested on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

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