Execution of at least two Baloch prisoners took place in Kahnuj prison on Thursday, May 8, 2024 without informing their families. The individuals identified as Abdullah Uzbakzehi (Rakhshani), aged about 36, from Zahedan, and Khalilullah Barahui (Ahmadzehi), with an ID under the name Khodabakhsh Hooti, aged 37, from the village of Gazoo, were sentenced to death for drug-related charges in Kenooj County in 2021 and Faryab City in 2020, respectively.
Notably, in 2023, at least 184 Baloch prisoners were executed in 26 different cities across Iran, with Zahedan prisons having the highest number at 54 and Birjand at 31, including at least four women among them.
