HRANA News Agency – At dawn on March 5, a prisoner sentenced to death on drug-related charges was executed in Hamedan Prison.
HRANA has identified the executed prisoner as Jalal Ashkani, a resident of Hamedan.
According to information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Ashkani was arrested in 2020 on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the Hamedan Revolutionary Court.
As of the time of this report, prison and judicial authorities have not officially announced the execution.
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.