HRANA- Over the course of today and yesterday, at least twenty prisoners were executed in various prisons across Iran on charges related to murder and drug-related offenses.

The names of those executed yesterday are as follows:

On murder charges:

• • Khaled Hosseini – Nowshahr Prison

• • Mehdi Jafarian – Ardabil Prison

• • Abbas Khordbin – Semnan Prison

• • Shah Mirza Ghaedrahmati – Borujerd Prison

On drug-related charges:

• • Rahman Najafi – Arak Prison

• • Nezam Tajik, an Afghan national – Bandar Abbas Prison

• • Younes Bagheri – Tabriz Prison

• • Parsa Taghizadeh – Qazvin Prison

• • Danial Abdi – Qom Prison

• • Hamid Kariyabi – Naein Prison

Today, February 9, the death sentences of ten additional prisoners were carried out in various prisons:

On murder charges:

• • Shayan Tojihi – Qaemshahr Prison

• • Rouzbeh Amanatdoust – Quchan Prison

• • Mohammad Zalitabar – Gorgan Prison

• • Abedin Ahmadi – Neyshabur Prison

• • Mohsen Rezaei – Dorud Prison

• • Karim Javadi – Zanjan Prison

• • Shahla Dowlatabadi – Kerman Prison

• • Hooshang Shokouhi – Saveh Prison

On drug-related charges:

• • Keyvan Akbari – Isfahan Prison

• • Seyed Ali Kalami – Kashan Prison

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

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