Three Prisoners Executed in Zahedan Prison for Drug-Related Charges

Posted on December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 by . .

On December 9, 2024, three prisoners previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges were executed in Zahedan Prison.

According to Haal Vsh, the identities of the executed prisoners, all residents of Zahedan, are:

Khoda-Bakhsh Ghanbarzahi (Barahooie), 40, married, and father of eight.
Omid Hosseinzaie, 33, father of one.
(First Name Unknown) Rakhshani.

Ghanbarzahi and Hosseinzaie were separately arrested in Zahedan in 2022 and subsequently sentenced to death by the city’s Revolutionary Court on drug-related charges.

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

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.