HRANA – The death sentences of six prisoners previously convicted on drug-related offenses and murder charges have been carried out in the prisons of Khorramabad, Lakan (Rasht), and Dastgerd (Isfahan).
According to HRANA, citing the Iran Human Rights, a prisoner was executed at dawn on Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Lakan Prison in Rasht. The prisoner has been identified as Siavash Afrashteh, a 27-year-old resident of Rasht.
According to the report, Mr. Afrashteh was arrested approximately three years ago on drug-related charges and was subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary.
In a separate report, four prisoners were executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.
The prisoners have been identified as Mohammad-Ghasem Abdevand, 33; Rahim Ghanbari, 38, both from Masjed Soleyman; Farrokh Amjadi, 46, from Khomeinishahr and the father of two children; and Reza Pedram Asivand, 31, from Junaqan County.
According to the report, dated June 3, 2026, the executions of Abdevand, Ghanbari, and Amjadi were carried out. Abdevand and Ghanbari had been arrested approximately two years earlier in a joint case, while Amjadi had been arrested about four years ago, all on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by judicial authorities. On May 5, 2026, Reza Pedram Asivand was also executed in the same prison after previously being arrested and sentenced to death on similar charges.
In another report, at dawn on Saturday, June 6, 2026, a prisoner identified as Noormorad Fallahnejad, a father of three from Khorramabad, was executed in the city’s prison.
The report states that Mr. Fallahnejad had been arrested approximately four years and eight months ago on a murder charge and was subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary.
As of the time of publication, the executions of these prisoners had not been officially announced by prison authorities or the relevant state institutions.







