HRANA News Agency – In recent days, the death sentences of four prisoners previously convicted on drug-related and murder charges were carried out in Ardabil and Tabriz prisons.

According to HRANA, quoting Iran Human Rights, four prisoners were executed in Tabriz and Ardabil prisons.

The identities of these prisoners have been reported as:

. Ali Vatan-Khah, 27, from Parsabad
. Hassan Fathi, 36, from Hashtroud
. Ramin Alaei, 33, from Tabriz
. Mohammad Iraqi, 26, from Tabriz

At dawn on Saturday, March 1, the death sentences of Hassan Fathi and Ramin Alaei, who had been arrested and convicted on drug-related charges about three years ago, were carried out in Tabriz Prison. On the same day, Mohammad Iraqi, who had been arrested four years ago on murder charges and later sentenced to death, was also executed in this prison.

Regarding Ali Vatan-Khah, he was arrested about three years ago on murder charges and later sentenced to death by the judiciary. His execution was carried out at dawn on Thursday, February 27, in Ardabil Prison. He had a final visit with his family one day before the execution.

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

In 2024, the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran documented 812 cases related to the right to life, including the sentencing of 214 individuals to death and the execution of 930 individuals. Among these, 4 executions were carried out in public. Of those executed, 818 were male, 26 were female, and 5 were juvenile offenders—individuals under 18 years old at the time of their alleged crimes.