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 to death. Despite the initial annulment of his sentence by the Supreme Court, he was re-sentenced to death and transferred to quarantine. No drugs were found in his possession, and he repeatedly denied the charges.
In 2023, at least 184 Baloch prisoners were executed in Iran, highlighting the human rights violations and the excessive use of the death penalty against this ethnic minority. Since the beginning of 2024, at least 34 Baloch prisoners have been executed.
