HRANA News Agency – At dawn today, February 26, 2025, a prisoner sentenced to death on drug-related charges was executed in Birjand Prison.
HRANA has identified this prisoner as Abdollah Safarzehi, a father of one. He was arrested five years ago on charges of drug trafficking and possession of firearms and was later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.
As of the time of this report, prison officials and relevant authorities have not publicly announced the execution.
In 2024, the Department of Statistics and Publication of Human Rights Activists in Iran documented 812 cases related to the right to life, including the sentencing of 214 individuals to death and the execution of 930 individuals. Among these, 4 executions were carried out in public. Of those executed, 818 were male, 26 were female, and 5 were juvenile offenders—individuals under 18 years old at the time of their alleged crimes.