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One Prisoner Executed in Isfahan Prison; Number of Executions in Zanjan Prison Rises to Two

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Aref Karimian, Dastgerd Prison, HRANA, Isfahan, Payam Pakzad, Zanjan Prison

HRANA – The death sentence of a prisoner who had previously been sentenced to death on a murder charge was carried out on Tuesday, August 11, at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. Additionally, with confirmation of the execution of another prisoner convicted of murder, the number of prisoners executed at Zanjan Prison on Saturday, August 8, has risen to two.

According to HRANA, citing Iran Human Rights Organization, the death sentence of a prisoner was carried out at Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan on the morning of Tuesday, August 11, 2026.

The prisoner has been identified as Aref Karimian, 38, a resident of Khomeini Shahr and father of one child.

According to the report, Mr. Karimian was arrested four years ago on a murder charge involving an honor-related motive and was subsequently sentenced to death by a judicial authority.

Number of Prisoners Executed at Zanjan Prison Rises to Two

According to another report by Iran Human Rights Organization, another prisoner was executed at Zanjan Prison on the morning of Saturday, August 8, 2026.

The prisoner has been identified as Payam Pakzad, 41, a native of Bojnurd, father of four children, and resident of the Shahrak-e Shohada neighborhood in Zanjan.

According to the report, Mr. Pakzad, who worked as a construction worker, became involved in an altercation with another person three years ago while working on a construction project. Following the altercation, which resulted in the other person’s death, he was arrested on a murder charge and subsequently sentenced to death by a judicial authority.

The execution of another prisoner, Yousef Bagheri, which was carried out at the same prison on the same day, had previously been reported.

As of the time of this report, the executions of these prisoners have not been officially announced by prison authorities or other relevant institutions.

According to HRA’s Annual Report, in 2025 at least 2,063 citizens, including 61 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the sentences of 11 individuals were carried out in public. During the same period, 172 other individuals were sentenced to death.

Two Prisoners, Including Child Marriage Victim, Executed

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Choobindar Prison, HRANA, Marzieh Nayeri, Qazvin, Yousef Bagheri, zanjan, Zanjan Prison, مرضیه نیری

HRANA – On Saturday, August 8, two prisoners, including a woman who was a victim of child marriage, were executed in Choobindar Prison in Qazvin and Zanjan Prison. Both prisoners had previously been sentenced to death on murder charges.

According to HRANA, citing the Iran Human Rights Organization, on Saturday, August 8, 2026, a female prisoner who was a victim of child marriage was executed in Choobindar Prison in Qazvin.

She was identified as Marzieh Nayeri, 24, from a village located between Qazvin and Karaj.

According to the report, six years ago, when Nayeri was 17, her family forced her to marry a man named Davoud. In early October five years ago, when Ms. Nayeri was 18, her husband returned home with one of his associates, a man named Alireza. According to the account presented in the case, Alireza approached her in the presence of her husband and attempted to sexually assault her. In self-defense, Nayeri struck Alireza with a kitchen knife, injuring him. She then killed her husband with the same knife. Following the incident, she went to her brother’s home, and four days later, he turned her over to the police.

The report further states that during the judicial proceedings, Nayeri said that she had previously been subjected to repeated attempted sexual assaults by her husband’s friends and that she used the knife on the day of the incident to defend herself. However, Alireza, who survived the stab wound, denied her account in court and claimed that Ms. Nayeri had been involved with another person and had intended to kill her husband. The court rejected her claim of self-defense and ultimately sentenced Marzieh Nayeri to death. The victim’s next of kin also declined to grant forgiveness.

Prisoner Executed in Zanjan

According to another report by the Iran Human Rights Organization, a prisoner was executed in Zanjan Prison.

The prisoner, who was hanged at dawn on Saturday, August 8, was identified as Yousef Bagheri, 30, from Zanjan.

According to the report, Mr. Bagheri was arrested approximately three years ago after committing murder during an altercation. He was subsequently sentenced to death by judicial authorities.

As of the time of this report, the executions of these two prisoners have not been officially announced by prison officials or other relevant authorities.

According to HRA’s Annual Report, in 2025 at least 2,063 citizens, including 61 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the sentences of 11 individuals were carried out in public. During the same period, 172 other individuals were sentenced to death.

Execution of 22 Prisoners on Murder and Drug-Related Charges

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Dorud Prison, Gorgan Prison, Isfahan Prison, Neyshapur Prison, Nowshahr Prison, Saveh Prison, Zanjan Prison

HRANA – At the same time as nationwide protests in Iran, and amid widespread internet disruptions and severe restrictions on the flow of information, the death sentences of at least 22 prisoners, previously convicted on charges of murder and drug-related offenses, were carried out in various prisons across the country.

Based on information received by HRANA, at dawn on Monday, January 19, these individuals were executed on murder charges:

• Navid Jabbari in Neyshapur Prison,
• Alireza Barani in Dorud Prison,
• Kimia Khani in Isfahan Prison,
• Kabir Akhlaghi in Gorgan Prison,
• Kiarash Langaroudi in Zanjan Prison,
• Bahram Hassanpour in Saveh Prison,
• Faramarz Amoozad in Nowshahr Prison

Additionally, Goodarz Barzegar in Kashan Prison and Iman Niri in Kerman Prison were hanged yesterday morning on charges related to drug offenses.

Meanwhile, at dawn today, Tuesday, January 20, the execution sentences of Rastin Majidi in Ahvaz Prison and Sirus Meshkini in Jiroft Prison on murder charges, as well as Mobin Golmohammadi in Yazd Prison and Nader Aini in Bam Prison on drug-related charges, were carried out.

Execution of 9 Other Prisoners

According to Iran Human Rights Organization, on December 31, five prisoners were executed in Shiraz Prison. The identities of those executed were reported as Saeed Partovi, 24, Ali Partovi, Arash Shamsi, 28 and from Fasa, Nasser Mirzaei, 32, and Sohrab Imani, from Shiraz. According to the report, Saeed and Ali Partovi, who were cousins, had been arrested about two years ago on charges of murdering a police officer in Shiraz and were sentenced to death. The death sentences of the other prisoners were also issued by criminal courts on murder charges.

Separately, on January 18, Kian Manouchehri, 22, from Ardakan, was executed in Yazd Prison. In addition, the death sentence of Khosrow Alishahi, 25, from Tehran, was carried out on January 4 in Qom Prison. Furthermore, Seyed Mohammad Attari, 37, and Moharram Sarchemi, 59, a father of four, both from Tabriz, were executed on January 13 in separate cases on murder charges in Tabriz Prison.

As of the time of this report, the executions of these prisoners have not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

The continued large-scale implementation of death sentences amid internet shutdowns and severe restrictions on information has intensified concerns over the lack of judicial transparency, prisoners’ denial of access to fair trials, and the heightened risk of violations of the right to life. Human rights organizations have repeatedly warned that carrying out these punishments in a highly securitized and non-transparent environment increases the likelihood of serious human rights violations.

According to HRA’s annual report, at least 2,063 people were executed in Iran during the one-year period from January 1, 2025 to January 1, 2026. Based on this data, executions increased by 119% compared to 2024. In many of these cases, due to secrecy, prisoners were even denied the right to a final visit with their families.

Execution of Fourteen Prisoners in Various Prisons

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Aligudarz Prison, Borujerd, Dastgerd Prison, Gilan province, Isfahan, Lakan prison, Rasht, Tabriz, Zanjan Prison

HRANA – In recent days, fourteen prisoners were hanged in different prisons across Iran.

On Tuesday, October 21, Fardin Vafaipour, 43, father of two and a resident of Borujerd, was executed in the city’s prison. According to Iran Human Rights, Mr. Vafaipour had been arrested four years ago on charges related to drug offenses and was later sentenced to death by the judiciary.

On Wednesday, October 22, Marouf Fattahi, 30, from Tabriz, was hanged in the city’s prison, Iran Human Rights reported. According to the report, Mr. Fattahi was arrested five years ago on a murder charge stemming from a street fight and was subsequently sentenced to death by a criminal court.

According to HRANA, on Saturday, October 25, Lakan Prison in Rasht, Gilan Province, witnessed the execution of three prisoners on drug-related charges. HRANA has identified one of them as Farhad Hatami.

That same day, Iran Human Rights reported the execution of two prisoners in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan. The identities of the prisoners were reported as Farhang Taheri and Ammar Pourmansouri, both residents of Ahvaz. The two were executed in a joint case on charges related to drug offenses.

On Sunday, October 26, Mehrdad Moradi was executed in Arak Prison on drug-related charges. He had been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

On the same day, another prisoner named Manouchehr Mahaki was hanged in Aligudarz Prison. According to information received by HRANA, Mr. Mahaki had previously been arrested on a murder charge and later sentenced to death by a criminal court.

Also on Sunday, three prisoners were executed in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz. HRANA has identified one of them, known only by the surname Dehghani. According to HRANA’s information, Mr. Dehghani had been arrested earlier on a murder charge and later sentenced to death by a criminal court. The other two prisoners had been separately arrested on drug-related charges and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

Additionally, Haal Vsh reported the execution of another prisoner named Mohammad Omar Zardkouhi, 28, in Zahedan Prison.

Finally, on Monday, October 27, a prisoner named Hamid Rafiei was executed in Zanjan Prison on a murder charge.

At the time of this report, the executions of these prisoners have not been announced by prison officials or relevant authorities.

Four Prisoners Executed in Arak, Zanjan, and Birjand Prisons

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Abolfazl Shakeri, Arak, Birjand Prison, HRANA, Nazir Mohammad, zanjan, Zanjan Prison

HRANA – Today, July 29, two Afghan nationals who had previously been sentenced to death for murder were executed in Birjand Prison. In recent days, two other prisoners were also hanged in the prisons of Zanjan and Arak.

At dawn on Saturday, July 26, a prisoner named Abolfazl Shakeri was executed in Zanjan Prison. According to information received by HRANA, on Sunday, July 27, Hossein Akbari, 50 years old, was executed in Arak Prison. Akbari had been arrested three years ago on charges related to drug offenses and was subsequently sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

Finally, today, Tuesday, the death sentences of two Afghan nationals previously convicted of murder were carried out in Birjand Prison. HRANA has identified one of the two as Nazir Mohammad. Further details, including the identity of the second individual, are under investigation.

As of the time of this report, the executions have not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

In 2024, according to 812 reports compiled by HRANA, the Iranian regime executed 930 individuals in its prisons—marking the highest number of executions in the past 12 years. Despite the scale of these executions, prison officials and other relevant authorities publicly acknowledged only 6% of them, highlighting the regime’s lack of transparency and accountability.

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Drug-Related Charges: One Prisoner Executed in Zanjan Prison

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Davood Amani, HRANA, Zanjan Prison

HRANA– At dawn on Saturday, July 19, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Zanjan Prison.

The identity of the prisoner who was hanged at dawn on Saturday, July 19, 2025, has been confirmed by HRANA as Davood Amani.

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

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

Drug-Related Offense: Prisoner Executed in Zanjan Prison

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Homayoun Amjad, HRANA, Zanjan Prison

HRANA News Agency – At dawn on Saturday, May 24, a prisoner previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges was executed in Zanjan Prison.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, the identity of the executed prisoner has been confirmed as Homayoun Amjad.

Authorities had arrested Mr. Amjad earlier on charges related to drug offenses, and he was subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary.

As of the time of this report, prison officials and relevant authorities have not publicly 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.

Prisoner Executed in Zanjan Prison for Drug Offenses

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Hassan Mirzaei, HRANA, Zanjan Prison

HRANA News Agency – The death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out on May 4 in Zanjan Prison.

The identity of the prisoner, who had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges, has been confirmed by HRANA as Hassan Mirzaei.

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

A Prisoner Executed in Zanjan Prison

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Hossein Molazadeh, Zanjan Prison

HRANA News Agency – On Saturday, April 5, a prisoner convicted of drug-related charges was executed in Zanjan Prison.

Iran Human Rights has identified him as Hossein Molazadeh, 29 years old, and a resident of Zanjan.

According to the report, Mr. Molazadeh was arrested around three years ago on drug-related charges and was later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court. Before his arrest, he worked as a mechanic.

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

According to data compiled by HRANA, 52.69% of all executions in Iran in 2024 were related to drug-related charges. Notably, only 6% of the executions were officially announced, highlighting a significant lack of transparency. For a detailed analysis of these executions and the associated statistics, see HRANA’s full report.

Execution of Three Prisoners in Zanjan, Borazjan, and Isfahan

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Borazjan Prison, Isfahan, Zanjan Prison

On Monday and Tuesday, January 20 and 21, three prisoners were executed in Zanjan, Borazjan, and Isfahan on charges of murder and drug-related crimes.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists in Iran, on Monday, a prisoner named Saeed Diani was executed in Dastgerd Prison, Isfahan, for drug-related charges.

On the same day, a prisoner named Hojat Shahriari was executed in Borazjan Prison, Bushehr province. A source told HRANA: “Mr. Shahriari had been arrested on charges of committing a murder motivated by ‘honor’ and was sentenced to death following an unfair judicial process.”

On Tuesday, another prisoner, Karim Faridi, was executed in Zanjan Prison on murder charges.

As of the time of this report, none of these executions have been officially announced by prison authorities or other relevant institutions.

In 2024, the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran documented 812 cases related to the right to life, including the sentencing of 214 individuals to death and the execution of 930 individuals. Among these, 4 executions were carried out in public. Of those executed, 818 were male, 26 were female, and 5 were juvenile offenders—individuals under 18 years old at the time of their alleged crimes.