HRANA– At dawn yesterday, September 9, the death sentence of a prisoner previously convicted on drug-related charges was carried out in Qom Prison.

HRANA has identified the prisoner executed at dawn on Tuesday, September 8, as Javad Mohammad-Panah. Based on information obtained by HRANA, Mr. Mohammad-Panah had earlier been arrested on drug-related charges and subsequently sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

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

According to HRANA’s report, in 2024, over 52 percent of executed prisoners had been convicted on drug-related charges. Over the past ten years, individuals convicted of drug trafficking have accounted for 40 percent of all executions. Unfortunately, HRANA’s statistics show no progress in reducing executions for drug-related offenses.