According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, at least six men were executed in Mashhad Central Prison on 5th November. Four of the men have been identified as 24-year-old Mahmoud Shahraki (photo) and Mohammadreza Davar, two Zabol natives, Afghan national Zaher Safari and Majid Ghadiri.
They were all sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.
At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
Drug-related executions have continuously risen every year since 2021. According to IHRNGO’s 2023 Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 471 people were executed for drug-related charges, an 84% increase compared to 2022 (256) and about 18 times the average of drug-related executions in 2018-2020. In the first six months of 2024, at least 147 people were executed for the charges.
Source: Iran Human Rights