HRANA – At dawn today, Monday, January 26, 2026, the death sentences of 10 prisoners, previously convicted on charges related to drug offenses and murder, were carried out in the prisons of Nowshahr, Neyshabur, Zanjan, Saveh, Isfahan, Gorgan, Dorud, Kashan, and Kerman. Additionally, at dawn yesterday, two prisoners were hanged in Zahedan Prison.

Based on information received by HRANA, Javad Sha’bani was executed in Nowshahr Prison, Ehsan Kamareh’i in Neyshabur Prison, Mohammad Gharacheh in Zanjan Prison, Saeid Ghasemi in Saveh Prison, Ashkan Khodayari along with another prisoner in Isfahan Prison, Rahman Nobakht in Gorgan Prison, and Saman Sarlak in Dorud Prison, all on murder charges. Additionally, Amir Hossein Faghani in Kashan Prison and Dariush Mehrani in Kerman Prison were executed on charges related to drug offenses.

Separately, at dawn yesterday, two prisoners identified as Mohammad Nouhani and Ali Moradi were executed in Zahedan Prison in separate cases on murder charges.

Further details, including the identity of the other prisoner executed in Isfahan Prison, are still under investigation.

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

According to HRA’s annual report on the human rights situation in Iran, at least 2,063 people were executed in Iran during the one-year period from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026, representing a 119% increase compared to 2024. In many of these cases, due to secrecy, prisoners were even denied the right to a final visit with their families.