HRANA – At dawn today, two prisoners who had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges were executed in Kerman Prison.
According to HRANA, citing Haal Vsh, a prisoner was executed at dawn on Monday, October 12, 2026, in Kerman Prison. He has been identified as Amin Khajeh-Nezami, 33, son of Mehdi, the father of three children, from Rigan County.
According to the report, Mr. Khajeh-Nezami was arrested in Kerman in 2022 on drug-related charges and subsequently sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Kerman.
The Balochistan Human Rights Documentation Network identified the second prisoner as Habibollah Ghanbarzehi Farjad, 38, a married father from Zahedan.
According to the report, Mr. Ghanbarzahi Farjad was arrested in Kerman in November 2023 on drug-related charges and subsequently sentenced to death by judicial authorities. He worked as a driver and had denied the charges against him.
His family visited Kerman Prison on the evening of yesterday, for a final meeting with him. Mai Sato, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, had previously expressed concern over the possibility of Habibollah Ghanbarzehi Farjad’s execution.
At the time of this report, the executions had not been officially announced by prison authorities or other relevant institutions.
Between October 10, 2025, and October 8, 2026, HRANA documented at least 2,003 executions across Iran, based on 1,857 reports, representing an increase of approximately 29% compared to the previous reporting period. During the same period, HRANA also documented 230 death sentences. For more detailed statistics and analysis of executions in Iran, read HRANA’s latest comprehensive report.
