HRANA – On Sunday, January 4, the death sentences of 16 prisoners, previously convicted on charges related to drug offenses and murder, were carried out in various prisons across Iran. Additionally, on January 3, the death sentences of three prisoners convicted of murder and moharebeh (enmity against God) through armed robbery were carried out in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz.
The identities of the 16 prisoners executed at dawn on Sunday, January 4, have been confirmed by HRANA as follows:
• Aydin Salavati, executed on drug-related charges in Tabriz Prison
• Ebrahim Bazvand, executed on murder charges in Tabriz Prison
• Nima (last name unknown), executed in Bandar Abbas Prison
• Saeed Rostami, executed in Qazvin Prison
• Amin Elahi, executed on murder charges in Qom Prison
• Arman Nazari, executed on drug-related charges in Semnan Prison
• Vali Karambeigi, executed on murder charges in Borujerd Prison
• Sajad Golmohammadi, executed on murder charges in Ardabil Prison
• Kazem Sourian, executed on murder charges in Khorramabad Prison
• Soroush Khani, executed on murder charges in Karaj Penitentiary
• Mohsen Qaedrahmat, executed on murder charges in Aligudarz Prison
• Shakaram Masti, executed on murder charges in Kermanshah Prison
• Hamid Reza Moradi, executed on murder charges in Dezful Prison
• Asghar Babaei, executed on drug-related charges in Hamedan Prison
• Noureddin Eidizadeh, executed on murder charges in Nahavand Prison
• Ahmad Saki, executed on drug-related charges in Nahavand Prison
Additionally, three prisoners were executed on January 3 in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. The identities of two of them have been confirmed by HRANA as Asghar Shahi and Khalil Rahmani. Mr. Rahmani had been arrested and sentenced to death on charges of murder, while Mr. Shahi and the third prisoner had been sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh through armed robbery.
As of the time of this report, the executions have not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant state institutions.
According to the annual report on the state of human rights in Iran, published by the Statistics, Publications, and Documentation Unit of the Human Rights Activists in Iran, at least 2,063 people were executed in Iran during the one-year period from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026. Based on this report, the number of executions more than doubled compared to 2024. In many cases, due to secrecy surrounding executions, prisoners were denied the right to a final visit with their families.
