The Iranian judiciary has carried out multiple executions in recent days, including cases involving juvenile offenders and individuals convicted of drug-related charges. Below is a summary of recent executions reported from various prisons across the country.
Yazd Central Prison
On the morning of Thursday, November 28, 2024, Esmail Barakzai, an 18-year-old Afghan national residing in Yazd, was executed. Barakzai was arrested at the age of 17 in Meybod, Yazd Province, on charges of murder. His execution took place alongside two other prisoners, identified as Davoud Takht-Shah (also known as Dahmardeh) and Osman Dahmardeh.
Lakan Prison, Rasht
Siros Jafari, a 45-year-old resident of Kermanshah, was executed on Thursday, November 20, 2024. Jafari had been convicted of drug-related offenses and sentenced to death.
Zahedan Central Prison
Ahmad Shahbakhsh (also known as Khaneshini), a 33-year-old father of two, was executed on Saturday, November 30, 2024. Shahbakhsh had been in custody since early 2019 on charges of murder and was sentenced to death. His family visited him for a final meeting the day before his execution.
Arak Prison
Kamran Hemmati, convicted of murder, was executed on Thursday, November 28, 2024.
Notably, in our previous report on executions in Iran, we highlighted that between Saturday, November 23, and Thursday, November 28, 2024, at least 27 prisoners were executed across various prisons in the country. This reflects an alarming average of one execution every 3.5 hours over the span of three days.
Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) emphasizes that the global community, including the United Nations, its member states, and relevant human rights organizations, must take urgent and decisive action to hold the Iranian government accountable. Iran HRM calls for increased pressure on the regime to halt executions, including the prohibition of capital punishment for juvenile offenders and those convicted under dubious judicial processes.
