At dawn on Saturday, July 20, the execution of a prisoner previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges was carried out in Parsilon Prison, Khorramabad.

HRANA has identified the prisoner as Saeed Sepahvand.

Sepahvand, along with another prisoner named Azim Amraie, who had also been arrested and sentenced to death on drug-related charges, was transferred to solitary confinement in Parsilon Prison, Khorramabad, on Thursday, July 18, for the execution of their sentences. The execution of Amraie was postponed for three months, and he was returned to the general ward of the prison.

No official sources or domestic media outlets within the country have provided coverage of these executions at the time of writing.

The reports from the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists for the year 2023 reveal a concerning prevalence of executions for drug offenses in Iran, constituting 56.4% of the total executions. For a comprehensive examination of the details and statistics surrounding the executions in Iran, refer to HRANA’s report.