Two Inmates Executed in Zahedan and Zabol

On  July 7, 2022, two inmates convicted of drug-related crimes were executed in Zabol and Zahedan Prison, Sistan and Baluchestan Province.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Haal Vsh, on Thursday, July 7, 2022, an inmate identified as Behzad Narooie, age 33, was executed in Zahedan Prison. Haal Vsh also reported the execution of an inmate identified as Mohammad Shahi, age 48 in Zabol Prison. He was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Zahedan in 2018.

Mohammad Shahi was arrested for a drug-related crime in 2019.

Both inmates were allowed to have their last family visitation one day before the execution.

These executions have not been reported by the official sources and media outlets inside Iran so far. 

The most recent report from the Statistics and Publication Center of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA) states that between January 1 of 2021 and December 20 of 2021, at least 299 citizens, including four juvenile offenders, were executed. In addition, 85 citizens were sentenced to death in this period. 

As the report points out, Iran’s judicial authorities do not publicly announce over 88% of executions. These unreported executions are known as “secret executions” by human rights organizations.

Two Inmates Executed in Zabol and Chabahar Prisons

On Saturday, May 28, 2022, one inmate who was convicted of drug-related crimes was executed in Zabol Prison. Also, another inmate convicted of murder was executed in Chabahar Prison.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on Saturday, May 28, 2022, two inmates were executed in Chabahar and Zabol Prisons.

Rasank News has identified the inmate who was executed in Zabol Prison as Nader Gorgij, a resident of the Zahak County of Sistan and Baluchestan Province. He had been convicted of drug-related crimes.

Also, Haal Vsh reports that an inmate identified as Hamidollah Sahrai, a resident of Sarbaz in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, was executed in Chabahar Prison. In 2020, he was arrested for murder.