At dawn on December 12, 2024, Nasser Shahouzehi, a 55-year-old Baloch prisoner from Zahedan, was executed in Fashafuyeh Prison, Tehran. He had been arrested in 2020 on drug-related charges, sentenced to death, and his appeal to the Supreme Court was rejected. After four years of imprisonment, the sentence was carried out.
Execution Statistics of Baloch Prisoners in 2023
In 2023, at least 184 Baloch prisoners were executed across 26 cities in Iran. Zahedan Prison reported the highest number of executions with 54 cases, followed by Birjand Prison with 31.
Women Among Executed Baloch Prisoners
Among the 184 Baloch prisoners executed in 2023, at least four were women.
