HRANA– The death sentences of two prisoners who had previously been sentenced to execution on charges related to drug offenses and murder were carried out in Choobindar Prison in Qazvin.

The Iran Human Rights Organization identified the executed prisoners as Sajjad Hosseini, 28, from Chahardangeh, Tehran, and Behnam Abdi, 49, from Qazvin and the father of two children.

Based on the report, Mr. Abdi, who had been sentenced to death around three years ago on charges related to drug offenses, was hanged at dawn on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Sajjad Hosseini was also executed at dawn on Monday, April 27, 2026. He had been arrested six years ago following a street fight on a murder charge and was sentenced to death by the criminal court.

The report states that Sajjad Hosseini had previously been taken to the gallows twice, once in 2023 and once in June of last year, but both times he was returned to his ward after receiving temporary reprieves from the victim’s family. The victim’s family had requested 9 billion tomans in exchange for granting forgiveness. Sajjad’s family managed to raise 5.4 billion tomans through extensive efforts, but the complainant’s family refused to accept the amount.

According to HRA’s Annual Report, in 2025 at least 2,063 citizens, including 61 women and 2 juvenile offenders, were executed. Of these, the sentences of 11 individuals were carried out in public. During the same period, 172 other individuals were sentenced to death.