On May 7, 2024, an individual identified as Hassan Moharrer was executed in Tabriz Prison for drug-related offenses.
Moharrer had previously been convicted by the Revolutionary Court on charges related to narcotics.
No official sources or domestic media outlets within the country have provided coverage of this execution at the time of writing.
The reports from the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists for the year 2023 reveal a concerning prevalence of executions for drug offenses in Iran, constituting 56.4% of the total executions. For a comprehensive examination of the details and statistics surrounding the executions in Iran, refer to HRANA’s report.