Balochistan Human Rights Group reports the execution of at least 17 Baloch prisoners in various prisons of the Islamic Republic of Iran over a six-day period. These executions were carried out without public notification, and in some cases, without the opportunity for a final visit with the families.
According to verified information, these executions took place between Tuesday, April 8, 2025, and Sunday, April 13, 2025, across Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, Gonabad, Shahroud, Iranshahr, and Zahedan Central Prison. Concerns about the lack of transparency in the judicial process, ambiguities in legal procedures, limited access to legal counsel, and potential violations of the right to a fair trial are deeply troubling.
Among the executed individuals, three faced political and security charges, eight were accused of drug-related offenses, and six were charged with murder.
The names and details of those executed, categorized by date and place of execution, are as follows:
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 – Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad
1. Abdolhakim Gorgij
2. Abdolrahman Gorgij
3. Taj Mohammad Khormali
(Political and security-related charges – executed without final family visit or public notice)
4. Amir Ahmad Sanaei Mazarehei (drug-related charges)
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
– Gonabad & Shahroud Prisons:
5. Esmail Dahmardeh
6. Younes Kord (Narouei)
7. Gholamreza Pardakhteh (Gorgij)
(Drug-related charges)
– Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad:
8. Sajjad Barahui (murder charge)
Thursday, April 10, 2025 – Iranshahr Prison
9. Ehsan Bamari
10. Yasin Bamari
(Murder charges)
Saturday, April 12, 2025 – Zahedan Central Prison
11. Bashir Ahmad Rigi (Mohammadani)
12. Majid Lejaei
13. Ramin (Rahmatollah) Alizahi
14. Davoud Baji Zehi (Shahouzehi)
(Drug-related charges – Bashir Ahmad Rigi was executed without a final family visit)
Sunday, April 13, 2025 – Zahedan Central Prison
15. Allah-Nazar Gorgij
16. Abdolsalam Baloch Meshkanti (Ahurani)
17. Identity not specified
(Murder charges)
Balochistan Human Rights Group expresses deep concern over the possible increase in the number of executions in the coming days. We urge international human rights organizations, UN special rapporteurs, and the global community to address this non-transparent and unjust execution process, particularly against ethnic minorities, and call for an immediate halt to these executions.
