Tag: Kashmar

Seven Prisoners Executed Across Iran Over Three Days

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Behbahan, Borazjan, Dizelabad, Kashmar, Shahr-e Kord

HRANA- Over the past three days, the escalating trend of executions in various prisons across Iran has continued. This report lists the executions of seven prisoners in different prisons, as documented by HRANA. None of these executions have been announced by prison authorities or other responsible institutions.

On Tuesday, November 18, HRANA reported the execution of a prisoner named Samad Haghverdi in Borazjan Prison. According to information received by HRANA, Mr. Haghverdi had previously been arrested on a murder charge and subsequently sentenced to death by the Criminal Court.

On Wednesday, November 19, a prisoner named Fardin Khani was executed in Behbahan Prison. According to information obtained by HRANA, this prisoner had earlier been arrested on a murder charge and later sentenced to death by the Criminal Court.

On the same day, the death sentence of Mohammadreza Hosseini, a prisoner convicted of murder, was carried out in Ilam Prison. Additionally, Peyman Azizi in Dizelabad Prison in Kermanshah, Yousef Abadipour in Bushehr Prison, and Akbar Zamani in Shahr-e Kord Prison were all hanged on murder charges.

Today, Thursday, November 19, Kashmar Prison also witnessed the execution of a prisoner named Erfan Azadi, who had been convicted of murder.

Two Prisoners Executed in Kashmar and Gonabad Prisons

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Gonabad, Kashmar, Parviz Yousef-Zehi, Reza Sarani

On Sunday and today, two prisoners were hanged in Kashmar and Gonabad prisons on drug-related charges.

According to Haal Vsh, on Sunday, September 14, Reza Sarani, 51, a father of two from Zabol, was executed in Kashmar Prison.

The outlet also reported the execution of another prisoner, Parviz Yousef-Zahi, 27, single, originally from Zahedan and a resident of Sari, who was executed in Gonabad Prison.

Both prisoners had been arrested five years ago in separate cases on drug-related charges and sentenced to death by the judiciary.

As of this report’s publication, the executions have not been officially announced by prison authorities or state institutions.

According to HRANA’s report, in 2024, over 52 percent of executed prisoners had been convicted on drug-related charges. Over the past ten years, individuals convicted of drug trafficking have accounted for 40 percent of all executions. Unfortunately, HRANA’s statistics show no progress in reducing executions for drug-related offenses.

Report on the Arrest of 9 Supporters of the “Yamani” Movement in Kashmar

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Ahmad al-Hasan Yamani, Ali Davoudi, Hadi Aghaei, Hassan Davoudi, Hossein Davoudi, HRANA, Kashmar, Kazem Ghavidel

HRANA News Agency – Hassan Davoudi, Hossein Davoudi, Ali Davoudi, Kazem Ghavidel, Hadi Aghaei, and four women—supporters of the “Yamani” movement—have been in detention by security forces in the city of Kashmar for the past 10 days. However, no information has yet been obtained regarding their place of detention.

A source with knowledge of the case has requested that the identities of the detained women not be disclosed.

According to information obtained by HRANA, these individuals were arrested on April 26, 2025, at their residences in Kashmar. As of now, their whereabouts remain unknown, and the authorities have refused to provide any information to their families.

Each year, individuals in Iran are arrested solely for claiming a connection with the Hidden Imam of Shia Islam. The “Yamani” movement, led by a figure named Ahmad al-Hasan Yamani, is known for making claims related to the Mahdist belief system.

Iran’s security apparatus—particularly the Ministry of Intelligence—has dedicated divisions for targeting religious minorities, spiritual movements, and ideological groups that fall outside the ideological framework of the Islamic Republic.

Prisoner Executed in Birjand Prison for Drug Offenses

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Birjand Prison, Kashmar, Mojtaba Zafarani

At dawn on Sunday, September 29, the execution of a prisoner who had been previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges was carried out in Birjand Prison, South Khorasan province.

HRANA has identified the prisoner, who was hanged on Sunday morning, September 29, as Mojtaba Zafarani, a 21-year-old from Kashmar.

Mr. Zafarani was transferred to solitary confinement from Ward 5 of Birjand Prison on the night of Saturday, September 28. His family was summoned to the prison a day prior to his transfer for a final visit with their son.

Mojtaba Zafarani was arrested about two years ago on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the judiciary.

As of the time of this report, the execution has not been officially announced by prison authorities or related institutions.

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.

Thirteen Were Executed in a Month for Rape

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Esfahan, Kashmar

HRANA News Agency – The Statistics, Publications and Achievements Division of Human Rights Activists in Iran has reported that thirteen prisoners accused of rape have been executed in various cities throughout Iran during the last thirty days.According to the policy set forth by Iran’s Judiciary Branch, twelve of these individuals were hanged in public in order to set examples and frighten the masses.

These executions have been happening while in recent days, the news of gang-rapes in Esfahan and Kashmar has caused increasingly sharp criticism of the Judiciary System that has failed to assist the victims who called the emergency services for help.

According to the report released by the Statistics, Publications and Achievements Division of Human Rights Activists in Iran, nine prisoners were also hanged in different cities throughout Iran from mid April to mid May.

It seems as if punishing the perpetrators of rape violently has produced reverse effects in dealing with this harmful social phenomenon such that the spokesman for Iran’s Judiciary Branch has indirectly pointed out that there are tens of rapes cases only in the city of Kashmar.

 

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