At dawn today, October 1, the death sentences of two prisoners, who had previously been convicted on separate charges related to drug offenses, were carried out in Saravan and Semnan prisons, according to Haal Vsh.

Their identities have been reported as Dastgir Sasuli, 46, father of three, from Zahak County,” and “Rashid Sepahi, 33, from Jalq and residing in Bakhshan, Saravan County.

According to this report, Mr. Sasuli was arrested in 2019 in Semnan, and Mr. Sepahi was arrested in 2020 in Saravan, both on drug-related charges, and were later sentenced to death by the judiciary. These two prisoners had been transferred to solitary confinement on Sunday and Monday, respectively, in preparation for their executions.

At the time of this report, the executions had not yet been officially announced by prison authorities or related officials.

Additionally, citing the Judiciary’s news agency Mizan, without mentioning the identities of those executed, two prisoners were executed in Kerman prison. These individuals had previously been sentenced to death on charges of rape.

According to the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran, in 2023, at least 767 citizens, including 21 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the executions of 7 individuals were carried out in public. Additionally, during this period, 172 others were sentenced to death, with 5 of them sentenced to public execution. It is worth noting that during the same period, the initial death sentences of 49 other individuals were also upheld by the Supreme Court.