HRANA – Today, January 7, 2025, the death sentences of 10 prisoners who had previously been sentenced to death on charges related to drug-related offenses and murder were carried out in the prisons of Shiraz, Kashmar, Shahrekord, Bushehr, Mashhad, Chabahar, Damghan, Malayer, and Sabzevar. Separately, at dawn yesterday, another prisoner was executed in Mahabad Prison.

HRANA has confirmed the identities of nine of those executed at dawn today, Wednesday, January 7:

• Sobhan Yeganeh on drug-related charges in Shiraz Prison,
• Khodamorad Hemmati on drug-related charges in Kashmar Prison,
• Behzad Alipour on murder charges in Shahrekord Prison,
• Davoud Bagherzadeh on murder charges in Bushehr Prison,
• Soheila Azizi, along with another prisoner, on drug-related charges in Mashhad Prison
• Mosib Chamani on murder charges in Chabahar Prison,
• Bahman Yarbeygi on murder charges in Damghan Prison
• Bagher Bazvand on drug-related charges in Malayer Prison
• Almas Mehdi-Nejad on drug-related charges in Sabzevar Prison
Additionally, at dawn yesterday, a prisoner identified as Rouhollah Aghapour was executed on murder charges  in Mahabad Prison.

Further details, including confirmation of the identity of the other executed prisoner, are still under investigation by HRANA.

As of the time of this report, the executions have not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant institutions.

According to HRA’s annual report, in 2025, at least 2,063 people were executed in Iran. Based on this data, executions increased by 119% compared to 2024. In many of these cases, due to secrecy, prisoners were even denied the right to a final visit with their families.