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Execution of Baloch prisoner in Bam prison

Early this morning, Wednesday, August 14, 2024, the execution of at least one Baloch prisoner on drug-related charges was carried out in Bam prison. This prisoner, Hamed Shahbakhsh, 28 years old and a resident of Qaleh Bid in the Korin district of Zahedan, was executed. Hamad Shahbakhsh was arrested in...

Execution of at Least One Baloch Prisoner in Kerman Prison

At dawn on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, the execution of "Farajollah Khashi (Jamalzehi)," a 47-year-old father of six, was carried out in Kerman prison. In 2022, Farajollah had traveled to Kerman for spinal treatment and was arrested on charges of drug trafficking, despite being unaware of the drugs in...

Increase in Executed Baloch Prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, at dawn on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, the death sentences of 22 prisoners, including two Baloch prisoners, three Afghan nationals, and two women, were carried out in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. Seven of these individuals were Sunni Muslims. The charges included...

Demolition of Baloch Citizens’ Homes by Natural Resources and Military Forces in Mirabad, Chabahar

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, early this morning, Sunday, August 4, 2024, officers from the Natural Resources Department, accompanied by military forces, raided the Mirabad neighborhoods in Chabahar and demolished dozens of homes belonging to Baloch citizens. This report states that around 2:00 AM, dozens of natural resources...

Execution of a Baloch Prisoner in Zahedan Central Prison

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, on the morning of Wednesday, July 31, 2024, the death sentence of a Baloch prisoner named Fazl-Ahmad Fateh-Nia (Zarkzehi) was carried out in Zahedan Central Prison. Fazl-Ahmad Fateh-Nia, 30 years old, a father of three children from Zahak, was arrested by military forces...

Execution of Two Baloch Prisoners in Minab Prison

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, the execution of two Baloch prisoners, Nabi Bakhsh Mollazahi (61 years old) and Mohim Jangizahi, was carried out in Minab prison on Monday, July 29, and Tuesday, July 30, 2024, respectively. Nabi Bakhsh Mollazahi, a resident of Kheirabad village in the Banpur district,...

Execution of a Baloch Prisoner in Birjand Prison

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, at dawn on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, the death sentence of Amir Hamza Barahouyi, a Baloch prisoner, was carried out in Birjand Prison. Amir Hamza, a native of Zabol and resident of Golestan, was arrested in 2019 on drug-related charges and sentenced...

Execution of a Baloch Prisoner in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj

At dawn on Sunday, July 21, 2024, Baloch prisoner Davood Barahouyi was executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison, Karaj. Davood Barahouyi, 47 years old, married, and a father of seven from Zahedan, was arrested in Tehran in 2018 on drug-related charges. Despite having no criminal record, he was sentenced to...

Execution of at least 30 Baloch citizens in the first half of 2024

Semi-Annual Report for the First Half of 2024 on Executions of Baloch Citizens According to reports received from the Balochistan Human Rights Group, from January 1 to June 30, 2024, at least 30 Baloch prisoners have been executed on various charges in different prisons across Iran. The ongoing and alarming trend...

An attempted suicide of an inmate who is on death row, due to immense physical and psychological torture

According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, on the evening of Thursday, May 30, 2024, death row inmate "Adham Narouei" attempted suicide due to psychological pressure by ingesting pills and was transferred to Khatam Al-Anbia Hospital in Zahedan. It is reported that Adham attempted suicide in Ward 9 (the solitary...