HRANA – On Monday, July 21, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Arak Prison.

HRANA has identified the individual executed yesterday as Mohammad-Javad Zare.

According to information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Zare had been previously arrested on drug-related charges and was later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

As of the time of this report, prison authorities and relevant institutions have not officially announced the execution.

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.