Arrest of 34 Citizens in Khuzestan and Qazvin by Security Forces

HRANA – At least 34 citizens were arrested by security forces in the provinces of Khuzestan and Qazvin over what has been described as “sending images to foreign media outlets.” A video of the forced confession of one of the citizens arrested in Ahvaz has also been published, though the circumstances under which it was recorded remain unclear.

According to Mehr, 12 citizens were arrested in connection with the war in Khuzestan Province. These individuals are accused of sending images to foreign media outlets. The arrests were carried out by law enforcement forces across Khuzestan Province.

Separately, Fars News Agency published a video showing the arrest and extraction of a forced confession from a citizen in Ahvaz, although the conditions under which the recording was made are not known. According to that report, the citizen was arrested for “preparing reports on the movements of the country’s military forces for foreign media outlets.”

According to Tasnim, the police commander of Qazvin announced that since the beginning of the war, 21 citizens have been arrested across the province by officers of the intelligence organization affiliated with that command. He stated that the reason for their arrest was collecting images, information, and coordinates of sensitive locations in the province and sending them to the media outlet Iran International.

The cited reports did not provide further details, including the identities or places of detention of these citizens.

It should be noted that the military attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran began on February 28, 2026. Since the beginning of these attacks, HRANA has been documenting and recording events related to these conflicts across various parts of the country on a daily basis. For more information, you may refer to HRANA’s detailed report on the 40th day of the conflict, which was published last night.

Nationwide Protests: Arman Shahpouri-Khou Sentenced to Two Years in Prison and Additional Penalties

HRANA – Arman Shahpouri-Khou, a teacher arrested during recent nationwide protests, has been sentenced by Branch One of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court to two years in prison, a two-year travel ban, and one year of mandatory presence at the Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.

Hossein Ali Hatami, Mr. Shahpouri-Khou’s defense attorney, told HRANA: “On February 15, my client was sentenced by Branch One of the Ahvaz Revolutionary Court on the charge of widespread disruption of public order and security to two years in prison, a two-year ban on leaving the country, and one year of mandatory attendance at the Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Izeh County.”

Arman Shahpouri-Khou was arrested on Tuesday, December 30, during the nationwide protests in Izeh and was transferred to Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz. He was later released from the prison on January 11 after posting bail of two billion tomans.

Arman Shahpouri-Khou is a teacher residing in Izeh County.

Hossein Molaei-Pour Sentenced to Prison and Additional Penalties

HRANA News Agency – Hossein Molaei-Pour, a disabled resident of Izeh, has been sentenced by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Ahvaz to more than two years in prison, a travel ban, and an obligation to report to the Intelligence Office.

Based on a verdict issued by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Ahvaz and formally communicated to his defense attorney, Hossein Ali Hatami, Mr. Molaei-Pour has been sentenced to two years and one day of imprisonment, a two-year travel ban, and an obligation to report to the Intelligence Office for a period of one year.

The ruling was issued on charges of propaganda against the regime and engaging in propaganda activity against the regime in support of Israel.

This citizen was arrested on September 27 of 2025 and was later released on bail on October 22.

Hossein Molaei-Pour, aged approximately 19, is a disabled resident of Izeh County.

At Least 19 Prisoners Executed on Murder and Drug-Related Charges

HRANA – At dawn today, Tuesday, February 9, 2026, the death sentences of at least 19 prisoners were carried out in prisons across multiple cities. These individuals had previously been sentenced to death on charges related to drug offenses and murder.

Based on information received by HRANA, Gholam Hassani was executed in Birjand Prison; Fariborz Saljoughi in Bam Prison; Mohammadkaram Jafari in Ilam Prison; Sina Maleki in Borazjan Prison; Javad Najjar in Ahvaz Prison; Morad Jahromi in Jiroft Prison; Taghi Zalpour in Mahabad Prison; Amin Torkaman in Malayer Prison; Mehrshad Alinia in Damghan Prison; Ali Bazargan in Chabahar Prison; Mojtaba Barani in Rasht Prison; Yadollah Mokhtari in Sirjan Prison; and Mahmoud Niazi in Lahijan Prison. These prisoners had previously been arrested on murder charges and sentenced to death by criminal courts.

Separately, the executions of Ayoub Soufi in Khaf Prison, Afshin Ghanbari in Yazd Prison, Rajabali Arya in Sabzevar Prison, and Parviz Pirovani in Shiraz Prison were carried out on charges related to drug offenses. At the same time, two other prisoners were executed in Yazd Prison on similar charges; their identities are currently under review by HRANA.

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

According to HRA’s annual report, at least 2,063 people were executed in Iran during 2025. Based on this report, executions increased by 119% compared to 2024. In many cases, due to secrecy, prisoners were even denied the right to a final visit with their families prior to execution.

Execution of 15 Prisoners on Murder and Drug-Related Charges

HRANA – At dawn today, February 3, the death sentences of 15 prisoners, previously convicted on charges related to drug offenses and murder, were carried out in the prisons of Sirjan, Rasht, Yazd, Ahvaz, Jiroft, Borazjan, Ilam, Khaf, Bam, Birjand, Lahijan, Mahabad, Sabzevar, Shiraz, and Malayer.

Based on information received by HRANA, Saeed Rouhani was executed in Sirjan Prison; Ayoub Lashkari in Rasht Prison; Bahram Bani Asad in Ahvaz Prison; Hedayat Mirzaei in Borazjan Prison; Afshin Maleki in Ilam Prison; Tahmasb Mehrjou in Khaf Prison; Ali Haghighatdoost in Lahijan Prison; Hirman Sadri in Mahabad Prison; and Majid Sohrabi in Malayer Prison. These individuals had been sentenced to death on charges of murder, and their sentences were carried out.

Additionally, Kourosh Niri in Yazd Prison, Eshaq Miri in Jiroft Prison, one prisoner in Bam Prison, Moradbeyg Haghighat in Birjand Prison, Pouya Lashani in Sabzevar Prison, and Khalil Hemmati in Shiraz Prison were executed on charges related to drug offenses.

Further details, including the identity of the prisoner executed in Bam Prison, are currently under investigation by HRANA.

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

According to HRA’s annual report, at least 2,063 people were executed in Iran during the one-year period from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026. Based on this report, the implementation of death sentences increased by 119% compared to 2024. In many of these executions, due to secrecy, prisoners were even deprived of the right to a final visit with their families.

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Execution of Death Sentences for Nine Prisoners on Murder and Drug-Related Charges

HRANA – At dawn today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, the death sentences of nine prisoners who had previously been sentenced to death on charges related to drug offenses and murder were carried out in the prisons of Yazd, Jiroft, Ahvaz, Borazjan, Ilam, Khaf, Bam, Birjand, and Rasht.

The identities of the prisoners who were hanged at dawn today have been verified by HRANA as Karim Enhesari, Mehran Akhbari, Mehdi Balali, Abbas Karami, Ghobad Fathi, Mojtaba Azizi, Sanjar Dolat-Rashid, Khodakaram Moradi, and Rajabali Nourzad.

Based on information received by HRANA, Mehdi Balali was executed in Ahvaz Prison, Abbas Karami in Borazjan Prison, Ghobad Fathi in Ilam Prison, Mojtaba Azizi in Khaf Prison, Khodakaram Moradi in Birjand Prison, and Rajabali Nourzad in Rasht Prison, all on charges of murder, and their sentences were carried out.

Additionally, Karim Enhesari in Yazd Prison, Mehran Akhbari in Jiroft Prison, and Sanjar Dolat-Rashid in Bam Prison were hanged on charges related to drug offenses.

As of the time of drafting this report, the executions of these prisoners have not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

According to the annual report on the human rights situation in Iran, published by the Statistics, Publications, and Documentation Unit of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, during the one-year period from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026, at least 2,063 people were executed in Iran. Based on this report, the implementation of death sentences increased by 119% compared to 2024. In many of these executions, due to secrecy, prisoners were even deprived of the right to a final visit with their families.

Execution of Death Sentences for Seven Prisoners in Various Prisons

HRANA – Today, Tuesday, the death sentences of seven prisoners convicted on charges related to drug offenses and murder were carried out in the prisons of Ilam, Birjand, Khaf, Borazjan, Jiroft, and Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz.

HRANA has confirmed the identities of six of those executed as follows:

• Fardin Sohrabzadeh, executed on murder charges in Ilam Prison;
• Karam Shah Bahri, executed on drug-related charges in Birjand Prison;
• Sultan Morad Rasouli, executed on drug-related charges in Khaf Prison;
• Mehran Choopani, executed on drug-related charges in Jiroft Prison;
• Farajollah Tabarak, executed on murder charges in Borazjan Prison;
• Moslem Haji Babaei, executed on murder charges along with another unidentified prisoner in Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz.

Further details regarding this case, including confirmation of the identity of the other executed prisoner, remain under investigation by HRANA.

As of the time of publication, the executions have not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

According to the annual report published by the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA), at least 2,063 people were executed in Iran between January 1, 2025, and January 1, 2026—representing a 119% increase compared to 2024. In many cases, executions were carried out in secrecy, depriving prisoners of the right to a final visit with their families.

At Least Nine Prisoners Executed in Iran on December 30

HRANA – At dawn yesterday, December 30, at least nine prisoners were executed in the prisons of Jiroft, Yazd, Borazjan, Ilam, Khaf, Birjand, Bam, and Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz. These prisoners had previously been sentenced to death on charges related to drug offenses and murder.

HRANA has confirmed the identities of eight of those executed. Based on information received by HRANA, Sajad Vaisi was executed in Jiroft Prison and Mahmoud Zarei in Yazd Prison. The death sentences of Ali Akbar Barzegar in Borazjan Prison, Peyman Zamani in Ilam Prison, and Khodarahm Ahmadi in Khaf Prison were also carried out.

Ali Mohammad Dastar was executed in Birjand Prison, Yahya Panahi Rad in Bam Prison, and Amin Khosroabadi in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz.

Vaisi, Barzegar, Zamani, Panahi Rad, and Khosroabadi had previously been arrested on murder charges and later sentenced to death by criminal courts. The death sentences of the other prisoners, who had been convicted on charges related to drug offenses, were issued by Revolutionary Courts.

Further details, including the identity of the ninth prisoner executed on a murder charge in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz, remain under investigation by HRANA.

As of the time of this report, prison authorities and relevant institutions have not officially announced these executions.

According to the annual report on the human rights situation in Iran, published by the Statistics, Publications, and Documentation Unit of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, at least 1,922 people were executed in Iran during the one-year period from early January to December 20, 2025. Based on this data, executions increased by 106.6 percent compared to 2024. In many of these cases, due to secrecy, prisoners were denied even the right to a final visit with their families.

Two Citizens Arrested by Security Forces in Ahvaz

HRANA – On Tuesday, December 15, Aref Shamousi and Mohammad Badr, Sunni residents of Ahvaz, were arrested by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence in the city and transferred to an undisclosed location.

Aref Shamousi and Mohammad Badr were arrested on Tuesday, December 16, by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence at their private homes in Ahvaz. The agents also searched their residences and confiscated a number of their personal belongings.

As of the time of this report, no information is available regarding their place of detention, the reasons for their arrest, or the charges brought against them.

Aref Shamousi and Mohammad Badr are Sunni citizens and residents of Ahvaz.

Arbitrary arrests, transferring detainees to undisclosed locations, and leaving families in the dark about the fate of their loved ones are routine practices of the Iranian regime’s security agencies, such as the Ministry of Intelligence and the IRGC Intelligence Unit. This pattern of behavior stands in clear violation of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, known as the Nelson Mandela Rules.

At Least Seven Prisoners Executed on December 16 Across Iranian Prisons

HRANA – Various prisons continue to witness an unprecedented wave of executions on charges related to murder and drug offenses. This report provides details of some of these executions carried out in recent days.

Today, Wednesday, December 17, a female prisoner named Razieh Abbasi, approximately 40 years old, was hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison. According to information received by HRANA, Ms. Abbasi had previously been arrested on charges of murdering her husband and was later sentenced to death by a criminal court.
This prisoner, who had been held in Qarchak Prison in Varamin, was recently transferred to Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj for the implementation of her execution sentence.

According to HRANA, on Tuesday, December 16, the death sentences of the following individuals were carried out:

• Mahmoud Din Mohammadi, on charges of murder, in Birjand Prison, South Khorasan province;
• Yazdan Mohammadzadeh, on charges of murder, in Bam Prison, Kerman province;
• Nejat Rajabi, on charges of murder, in Jiroft Prison, Kerman province;
• Keyhan Abbasi, on charges of murder, in Borazjan Prison, Bushehr province;
• Ghobad (Qobad) Fathollahi, on charges of murder, in Ilam Prison;
• Ali Mohammad Roshanfekr, on charges of murder, in Sheiban Prison in Ahvaz;
• Ata Shahsavari, on drug-related charges, in Khaf Prison, Razavi Khorasan province.

HRANA also reported that on Sunday, three prisoners were hanged on charges of murder in Yazd Prison. The identities of two of these prisoners, Jasem Seghaei and Khalegh Zolfaghari, have been confirmed by HRANA.

Additionally, a human rights organization reported the execution of a prisoner named Heydar Amiri, 32 years old, on charges of murder on Monday, December 15, in Sabzevar Prison. The organization also reported that on Sunday, Mohammad Rahimi, 50 years old, was executed on drug-related charges in Gorgan Prison.

From the beginning of this year until the end of November, 2025, the Iranian regime has executed 1,594 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.