At dawn today, October 17, two prisoners who had been previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges were executed in Qazvin Prison.
HRANA has identified the prisoners as Nourmorad Garavand and Sanjari (first name unknown). These individuals had been arrested on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the judiciary.
As of the time of this report, the executions have not been officially confirmed by prison authorities or other relevant institutions.
he 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.