HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners, all Afghan nationals previously sentenced to death in separate drug-related cases, were executed on February 25 and 26 in Bandar Abbas Prison.
Haal Vsh has identified these hanged prisoners as Ezzatollah Arab, Moein Arab, and Abdulbari Jahani—all citizens of Afghanistan.
Ezzatollah Arab and Moein Arab were arrested in 2021 at a checkpoint on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death in a joint case by the Revolutionary Court. Their executions were carried out on Wednesday, February 26.
According to the report, Abdulbari Jahani, who had also been sentenced to death on similar charges, was executed a day earlier, on Tuesday, February 25.
All three prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement on Monday, February 24, in preparation for the executions.
As of this report, prison authorities and official bodies have not publicly announced the executions.
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.