Prisoner Executed in Sari Prison on Drug-Related Charges

HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, February 27, a prisoner who had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges was executed in Sari Prison.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, the executed prisoner has been identified as Ali Khalili, a resident of Mashhad.

HRANA has learned that Khalili was arrested in 2020 on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

As of the time of this report, prison officials and relevant authorities have not publicly announced his execution.

According to data compiled by HRANA, 52.69% of all executions in Iran in 2024 were related to drug-related charges. Notably, only 6% of the executions were officially announced, highlighting a significant lack of transparency. For a detailed analysis of these executions and the associated statistics, see HRANA’s full report.

Ehsan Shahqasemi Released from the Prison

HRANA News Agency – Ehsan Shahqasemi who had been sentenced to death on charge of murder of a Basij member was released by the end of the sentence of the general aspects of the crime and also obtaining the consent of the victim’s parents, the charge of murder and the death sentence of Shahqasemi had taken place in circumstances that the death of “Ali Khalili” was three years after the clash and the he had consented officially and received the payment as the blood money or the cost of treatment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ehsan Shahqasemi and his friends had a conflict with Ali Khalili, a member of Basij in 2011, during which Shahqasemi stabbed Khalili with a knife. Continue reading “Ehsan Shahqasemi Released from the Prison”

4 Sunni Prisoners Transferred To Urmia Prison

HRANA News Agency – Four Sunni prisoners were transferred from Urmia Intelligence Office to the prison after three months of interrogations. Seyed Taha Karimi, Hassan Youssefi, Ali Khalili and Mohammad Sa’id Hamzeh Zadeh were arrested in Mahabad in November.
According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the four men on Monday, January 25th were transferred to the prison of Urmia. Continue reading “4 Sunni Prisoners Transferred To Urmia Prison”