The execution of 10 prisoners, previously sentenced to death on charges related to drug offenses and murder, was carried out in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. Additionally, two prisoners sentenced to death on similar charges were executed in the prisons of Tabriz and Jiroft.
The Baloch Activists Campaign reported that on October 14, a prisoner named “Younes Akhtar Samar, from Jiroft” was executed in Jiroft Prison. He had been arrested on murder charges and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.
According to the Iranian Human Rights Organization, in the past two weeks, 10 prisoners convicted of drug offenses and murder were executed in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz.
On Sunday, October 13, six of the prisoners executed were identified as “Farhad Salimi, Ali Shirvani, and Ezzat Heidari” for murder charges, and “Kazem Saadipour, Reza Namdari, and Hossein Heidari” for drug-related offenses.
Farhad Salimi, around 27 years old, from Kouhmehr-e Sorkhi in Shiraz, had been arrested in 2019 on murder charges and sentenced to death.
Ali Shirvani, about 28 years old, from Marvdasht, was arrested in 2020 for murder and also sentenced to death.
Ezzat Heidari, aged 35, was arrested in 2021 on murder charges and sentenced to death.
Kazem Saadipour and Reza Namdari had been arrested three years ago in a joint case, while Hossein Heidari had been in custody for four years for drug offenses. All three were transferred from Pirbanu Prison to Adelabad Prison, Shiraz, for execution.
The report also noted that two of the four prisoners executed on Monday, September 30, were identified as “Sajjad Jafari and Nemat Sheshbolouki.” These four prisoners were sentenced to death for drug offenses and were transferred from Pirbanu Prison to Adelabad Prison for execution.
The Iranian Human Rights Organization also reported that on Wednesday morning, October 9, Hadi Fallah, 31 years old, from Tabriz, was executed in Tabriz Prison. He had been arrested three years ago on drug-related charges and sentenced to death.
As of this report, the executions have not been officially confirmed by prison or judicial authorities.