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Iran Executes at Least 12 Prisoners Over Three Days Amid Surge in Executions

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Birjand, Bojnourd, Borazjan Prison, Bushehr, Iran, Kashan, Kashmar, Mahshahr, Malayer, Neyshabur, Shahr-e Kord

HRANA – Amid an unprecedented rise in executions in recent months in Iran, at least 12 prisoners have been executed over the past three days on charges of murder or drug-related offenses in various prisons across the country.

Tuesday, December 2
HRANA reported the executions of Fariborz Niazi on a murder charge in Malayer Prison; Mohammad Javad Aminpour on a murder charge in Ardabil Prison; Aziz Sheikhi on drug-related charges in Ferdows Prison; and Malek Gerayi on a murder charge in Ilam Prison.

Wednesday, December 3
According to HRANA, on this date the following executions were carried out:
Manouchehr Ahmadi, on a murder charge in Borazjan Prison
Mehran Chaboksavar, on a murder charge in Neyshabur Prison
Amin Mahdavi, on a murder charge in Mahshahr Prison
Majid Namjou, on a murder charge in Bushehr Prison
Siavash Khosravi, on drug-related charges in Kashan Prison
Saber Zahedi, on drug-related charges in Shahr-e Kord Prison
Karam Khoda Sepehri, on drug-related charges in Bojnourd Prison

Thursday, December 4
On this day, HRANA reported the executions of Rahim Mansouri, on a murder charge in Kashmar Prison, and Hossein Ali Yeganeh, on drug-related charges in Birjand Prison.

From the beginning of this year until the end of November, 2025, the Iranian regime has executed 1,594 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Death Sentence of a Juvenile Offender Upheld

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Dariush Atashafrouz, داریوش آتش افروز

HRANA – The Supreme Court has upheld, for the second time, the death sentence of a juvenile offender named Dariush Atashafrouz.

According to his defense lawyer, this defendant, who has been imprisoned for 14 years, committed the killing at age 17 unintentionally and in self-defense against someone twice his age.

Reza Shafakhah, the prisoner’s defense lawyer, announced in a published statement that Dariush Atashafrouz committed the killing at age 17 and was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court. The Supreme Court has now upheld this death sentence for the second time.
According to the defense lawyer, Mr. Atashafrouz has been imprisoned for 14 years, and the killing occurred unintentionally and in self-defense against an individual twice his age.

As of the time this report was compiled, no information is available about his place of detention or the court that issued the death sentence.

According to reports documented by HRANA, over the past five and a half years, at least 23 juvenile offenders have been executed.

Twenty Prisoners Executed in Multiple Iranian Prisons

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Behbahan, Borujerd, Dastgerd, Dorud, Ghezel Hesar, HRANA, Isfahan, Qazvin

HRANA – In recent days, HRANA has reported the execution of dozens of prisoners across various prisons in Iran. This report provides details on 20 of those executions.

Sunday, November 30
On this day, HRANA reported the execution of a prisoner named Sepehr Goodarzi in Borujerd Prison. According to information received by HRANA, Mr. Goodarzi had previously been arrested on a murder charge, and the Criminal Court later issued his death sentence.

Monday, December 1
According to HRANA, a prisoner named Hossein Zamani was executed in Dorud Prison on a murder charge, and Ebrahim Tabrizi was executed in Mahabad Prison, also on a murder charge.

Tuesday, December 2
According to HRANA, five prisoners were executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan on drug-related charges. HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of them: Shahab Mokhtari.
Also on this day, a prisoner identified only by the partial name (first name unknown) Pour-heidari was executed in Qazvin Prison on drug-related charges.
HRANA also reported the executions of Mohammad Jafar Alinia on a murder charge in Behbahan Prison and Ebrahim Kalagar on a murder charge in Nowshahr Prison.

Wednesday, December 3
In Gonabad Prison, the death sentence of a prisoner named Safa Jozipour, convicted on drug-related charges, was carried out.
In Sabzevar Prison, another prisoner, Pirvali Shabani, was executed on drug-related charges.
In Gorgan Prison, Ali Kalhor was executed on a murder charge.
In Lakan Prison in Rasht, Mehdi Javanmardi, 38, was executed on a murder charge.

Three prisoners were also hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj; HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of them as Amir Emami.

Additionally, two prisoners, including a woman, were executed in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. These prisoners had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges. HRANA has confirmed the identity of the male prisoner as Hesam Nowruzi.

From the beginning of this year until the end of November, 2025, the Iranian regime has executed 1,594 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Execution of Four Prisoners in Yazd Prison

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HRANA, Mahmoud Abdollahi, Yazd

HRANA – At dawn today, Tuesday, December 2, the death sentences of four prisoners who had previously been convicted on drug-related charges were carried out in Yazd Prison.

These prisoners , one of whom was an Afghan national, were executed today, HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of them as Mahmoud Abdollahi.

According to information received by HRANA, the prisoners had earlier been arrested on drug-related charges and subsequently sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

Further details, including confirmation of the identities of the three remaining prisoners, are still being investigated by HRANA.

As of the time of this report, the executions have not been announced by prison authorities or other official bodies.

From the beginning of this year until the end of November, 2025, the Iranian regime has executed 1,594 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Fifteen Executions Reported Across Iran’s Prisons in Just Three Days

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Dastgerd Prison, Esfarayen, Isfahan, Kerman prison, Qom, Semnan

HRANA- Amid an unprecedented surge in executions in Iran’s prisons, fifteen additional executions have been reported over the past three days by HRANA and other human rights organizations.

Sunday, November 30
According to Haal Vsh, a prisoner named Mansour Jalali, a father of three, was executed in Kerman Prison on drug-related charges.

Monday, December 1
According to HRANA, on this day:

• Nourkhoda Karami was executed in Qom Prison on drug-related charges;
• Javad Souri was executed in Shahr-e Kord Prison on a murder charge;
• Seyed Ali Hajipour was executed in Taybad Prison on drug-related charges;
• Tayeb Minaei was executed in Ahvaz Prison on a murder charge;
• Parsa Abdi and an Afghan national were executed in Bandar Abbas Prison on drug-related charges.

HRANA also reported the execution of two prisoners in Tabriz Prison on drug-related charges. Further details, including their identities, are still being investigated.

Tuesday, December 2
According to HRANA, three prisoners were executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of them, Shahab Mokhtari, whose death sentence was carried out at dawn today. Mokhtari had been arrested earlier on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

HRANA also reported the execution of a prisoner named Sultan Morad Nasiri in Esfarayen Prison. Several years ago, he had been arrested in Kerman Province on drug-related charges and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

According to Mizan, the death sentence of a prisoner was carried out in public in Semnan. The head of the Semnan Provincial Judiciary stated that the prisoner had strangled his wife to death in 2020 and subsequently staged the scene to conceal the crime.

The NGO Iran Human Rights also reported the execution of a 27-year-old prisoner named Abbas Mozaffarzadeh, from Malard, on drug-related charges in Qom Prison.

Except for the public execution in Semnan, none of the other executions have been announced by prison authorities or other official bodies.

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Twelve Prisoners Executed in Iran on Murder and Drug Charges

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Bukan, Dezful, Hamedan, HRANA, Sanandaj, Saveh, Yasuj

HRANA- Over the past two days, HRANA has reported the execution of 12 additional prisoners in various prisons across Iran. These prisoners had been sentenced to death on charges of murder or drug-related offenses.

Saturday, November 29
On this day, HRANA reported the executions of Alimorad Shahbazi in Aligudarz Prison, Mohammadkarim Moradi in Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah, Iman Mehrabi in Sanandaj Prison, Marvan Jaberi in Dezful Prison, and another prisoner identified only as (first name unknown) Ashtiani in Yasuj Prison. All of these prisoners had been sentenced to death on murder charges.

HRANA also reported that two additional prisoners convicted of murder were executed in Karaj Central Penitentiary; the identity of one of them, Arman Nairi, has been confirmed by HRANA.

Another prisoner, Abolfazl Foroukhi, was executed in Hamedan Prison on drug-related charges.

Sunday, November 30
According to HRANA, Ehsan Nadi was executed on drug-related charges in Arak Prison; Yashar Sadeghi on murder charges in Bukan Prison; Hossein Rashidian on murder charges in Saveh Prison; and Kazem Mo’tamedi on murder charges in Dezful Prison.

As of the time of this report, the executions have not been announced by prison officials or responsible authorities.

From the beginning of this year until the end of November, 2025, the Iranian regime has executed 1,594 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Five Prisoners Executed in Multiple Iranian Prisons

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Ali Amini, Borazjan, Bukan, Mahshahr, Malayer, Saeed Khani

HRANA – Over the past two days, November 26 and 27, HRANA reported the execution of five prisoners in various prisons across Iran as follows:

On Wednesday, November 26:
HRANA reported the execution of a prisoner named Saeed Khani on drug-related charges in Malayer Prison.
On the same day, Ali Amini was executed on a murder charge in Bukan Prison, and Mehdi Kaabi was executed on drug-related charges in Borazjan Prison.

On Thursday, November 27:
According to HRANA, officials in Mahshahr Prison carried out the execution of a prisoner named Ali Mahini. Based on information obtained by HRANA, this prisoner had previously been arrested on a murder charge and later sentenced to death by a criminal court.
Also on this day, Sharif Jaberi was hanged in Saveh Prison on a murder charge.

As of the time of this report, the executions of these prisoners have not been announced by prison officials or the responsible authorities.

From the beginning of this year until the end of October, the Iranian regime has executed 1,286 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Prisoner Executed in Quchan Prison on Drug-Related Charges

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HRANA, Kazem Beigdeli, Quchan Prison, قوچان

HRANA – At dawn on Thursday, November 27, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Quchan Prison.

HRANA has confirmed the identity of this prisoner as Kazem Beigdeli. Based on information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Beigdeli had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and was later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

As of the time of this report, the execution has not been announced by prison officials or the responsible authorities.

In 2024, Iranian prisons witnessed the execution of 930 inmates. According to HRANA’s data, the number of executions carried out by the Iranian regime’s judiciary has risen steadily over the past five years. The percentage of executions related to drug charges has also increased year after year.

Seven Prisoners Executed in Adelabad Prison, Shiraz

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Adelabad Prison, Ahmad Soltani, Farrokh Pourfarzi, Hamid Yousefzahi, HRANA, Majid Khakzad, Mina Sedoughi, Nasser Karbakhsh, Shiraz

HRANA – With the addition of other prisoners who were executed at dawn Wednesday, November 26, in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz, the total number of people executed there on that day has risen to seven.

Iran Human Rights has identified the identities of six of these individuals as Hamid Yousefzahi, Ahmad Soltani, Majid Khakzad, Nasser Karbakhsh, Mina Sedoughi, and her husband, Farrokh Pourfarzi.

According to the report, Mina Sedoughi, 41, and her husband Farrokh Pourfarzi, 50, were residents of Mohammadshahr, Karaj, and parents of three children aged 7, 9, and 11. They were arrested one year and nine months ago on charges of carrying 65 kilograms of narcotics and were sentenced to death. The couple was taken to the gallows for the execution of their sentences without being granted a final visit with their family and children.
Iran Human Rights did not specify the identity of the seventh prisoner in its report.

Earlier, the Haal Vsh news outlet had reported on the execution of six prisoners in this prison.

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

According to HRANA’s statistics, in 2024, Adelabad Prison in Shiraz witnessed the execution of 92 inmates — an 88% increase compared to the previous year. This sharp rise places Adelabad as the second deadliest prison in Iran after Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.

New Round of Executions Reported in Multiple Prisons Across Iran

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Behbahan, Ferdows, Ilam, Kashmar, Nahavand

HRANA — Today and in recent days, HRANA has reported additional executions in the prisons of Nahavand, Ilam, Behbahan, Ferdows, and Kashmar.

Sunday, November 23:
According to HRANA, the death sentence of Mohammadali Jahanian was carried out in Nahavand Prison on a murder charge. Another prisoner, Kambiz Forrokhi, was also executed in Ilam Prison on a murder charge.

Tuesday, November 25:
Behzad Alipour was hanged in Behbahan Prison on a murder charge. The death sentence of Shahram Shamsi was also carried out in Ardabil Prison, likewise on a murder charge.

Thursday, November 27:
A prisoner named Nourkhoda Shahrokhi was executed in Ferdows Prison on a murder charge. In addition, Nemat Gholami was hanged in Kashmar Prison on charges related to drug offenses.

As of the time this report was prepared, none of these executions have been announced by prison authorities or relevant state institutions.

From the beginning of the current year through the end of October, 1,286 people have been executed in Iran. Among them, 567 were executed on murder charges and 608 on drug-related charges. Many of these executions were never officially announced by state bodies.