On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, two death-row prisoners convictied of charges related to drug offenses and murder were executed in Bandar Abbas Prison.

HRANA has identified these prisoners as “Abdollah Lashtghooni from Bandar Khamir and Hamed Mozaffari from Bandar Lengeh.”

Based on information received by HRANA, Mr. Lashtghooni had been sentenced to death for drug-related charges, while Mr. Mozaffari was sentenced to death for murder.

These prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement yesterday, along with a third prisoner, in preparation for the execution. The third prisoner, who was also sentenced to death for murder, was returned to the ward.

As of the time this report was compiled, the execution of these prisoners has not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

According to the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran, in 2023, at least 767 citizens, including 21 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the executions of 7 individuals were carried out in public. Additionally, during this period, 172 others were sentenced to death, with 5 of them sentenced to public execution. It is worth noting that during the same period, the initial death sentences of 49 other individuals were also upheld by the Supreme Court.