HRANA News Agency – In the early hours of today, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, two prisoners were executed in Yazd Prison.

According to Hal Vash, the identity of one of the prisoners has been confirmed as Vahid Narouei (Narui), a 30-year-old father of two from Zahedan. HRANA has identified the second prisoner as Yaroli Mahmoudvand from Lorestan.

Both individuals were arrested in Yazd in 2020 on charges related to drug possession and were later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court for the same charges.

As of the time of this report, the execution of these prisoners 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.