HRANA– At dawn yesterday, Sunday, August 10, two prisoners were executed in Arak Prison. They had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges.

HRANA has identified one of the executed prisoners as Ahmadreza Torkashvand. The two had been arrested on charges related to drug offenses and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

Further details, including the identity of the second executed prisoner, are under investigation by HRANA.

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

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.