HRANA– At dawn today, the death sentences of two prisoners who had previously been convicted in separate cases on charges related to drug offenses and murder were carried out in Lakan Prison, Rasht.
HRANA has identified the prisoners executed at dawn on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, as Farshad Hamegan, 52, a resident of Lavandevil, Astara, and Hossein Mokhtari.
According to information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Mokhtari had previously been arrested on charges related to drug offenses and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.
Mr. Hamgan had earlier been arrested on charges of murder and sentenced to death by the Criminal Court.
As of the time of this report, the executions have not been officially announced by prison authorities or responsible 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.
