HRANA – At dawn yesterday, Thursday, February 19, 2026, the death sentences of at least nine prisoners were carried out in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, as well as in the prisons of Esfarayen, Sari, Bukan, Behbahan, Taybad, Bojnord, Mahshahr, and Ferdows.
According to information received by HRANA, Rahman Omari was executed in Esfarayen Prison; Mehrshad Panji in Sari Prison; Farez Babaei in Bukan Prison; Ali Jafar Sadeghi in Behbahan Prison; Milad Ghaedi in Mahshahr Prison; Rahim Mashayekhi in Ferdows Prison; and Hassan Narouie in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad. These prisoners had previously been arrested on charges of murder and were subsequently sentenced to death by criminal courts.
In addition, the executions of Mokhtar Azizian in Bojnurd Prison and an Afghan national in Taybad Prison were carried out on charges related to drug offenses. Further details, including the identity of the ninth prisoner executed at dawn today, 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 individuals were executed in Iran during the one-year period from January 1, 2025, to January 1, 2026. This represents a 119% increase in executions compared to 2024. In many of these cases, due to secrecy, prisoners were even deprived of the right to a final visit with their families.
