HRANA News Agency – On Tuesday, May 13, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Gonabad Prison.

The prisoner has been identified as Ebrahim Joghatay, a resident of Sabzevar.

According to information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Joghatay had been arrested on drug-related charges and was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

As of the time of this report, the execution has not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant 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.