Execution of Five Baloch Prisoners in Zahedan, Jiroft, Iranshahr and Zabol Prisons

Execution of Five Baloch Prisoners in Zahedan, Jiroft, Iranshahr and Zabol Prisons
According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, at dawn on Sunday, September 13, 2026, the death sentences of at least five Baloch prisoners were carried out in prisons in Zahedan, Jiroft, Iranshahr, and Zabol. The prisoners had previously been arrested on charges related to drug offences and sentenced to death by the Iranian judicial authorities.
In Zahedan Prison, the death sentence of Asghar Pishahang, 33, son of Dadmohammad and a resident of Darango village in Zarabad County, was carried out. He was arrested by military forces in Konarak County in 2022 and subsequently spent approximately four years in Chabahar Prison.
According to sources, at the time of his arrest, Asghar Pishahang was working in the transportation of Afghan nationals, and an Afghan national was also arrested with him. Sources stated that the drugs discovered belonged to the Afghan national and that Asghar was unaware that the drugs were in his possession. He had denied the charges against him from the beginning of the court proceedings, had no previous criminal record, and this was his first arrest.
On Tuesday, September 8, Asghar Pishahang was transferred from Chabahar Prison to Zahedan Prison along with the Afghan national and another co-defendant. He was subsequently transferred to the quarantine section. His family had not been informed of the transfer, and another prisoner later informed them of his transfer to the section.
In Jiroft Prison, the death sentence of Yousef Abil, 27, son of Amanollah, married and father of two young children, and originally from Zabol, was also carried out. He was arrested in Jiroft in May 2024 and, after approximately two years in detention, was sentenced to death by the Jiroft court. Yousef Abil had been transferred to solitary confinement on Friday, September 11, in preparation for his execution.
In Iranshahr Prison, the death sentence of Mohammad Mousazahi, 34, son of Seyed Amir, married and father of two young children and a resident of Iranshahr, was carried out. He was arrested in Iranshahr in November 2023 and subsequently sentenced to death by the court in the city. Mohammad Mousazahi was transferred to solitary confinement on Saturday, September 12, and his death sentence was carried out at dawn the following day. At the time of publication, prison authorities and the judiciary had not officially announced his execution.
In Zabol Prison, the death sentences of two Baloch prisoners, Hashem Rakhshani, 34, son of Ezzat, married and father of two children, from Zahak, and Amanollah Nazar Khani, son of Karim, from Deh-Nader village in Zahak County, were also carried out.
Hashem Rakhshani had been arrested approximately three years ago in Zabol on charges related to drug offences and was subsequently sentenced to death by the judicial authorities. He was transferred to solitary confinement on Saturday, September 12, and his execution was carried out the following morning.
Amanollah Nazar Khani was arrested in early 2023 near the Milak border and, after approximately three years in Zabol Prison, was sentenced to death by the court in the city. His death sentence was carried out simultaneously with that of Hashem Rakhshani in Zabol Prison.
The whereabouts and fate of the Afghan national who was arrested alongside Asghar Pishahang remain unknown.

According to data collected throughout 2025, at least 137 executions of Baloch prisoners were recorded in 27 different prisons across Iran. Zahedan Prison recorded the highest number, with 34 executions. Of these, 94 prisoners (approximately 68.6%) were executed on drug-related charges, 36 (approximately 26.3%) on murder charges, four (approximately 2.9%) on political or religious charges, two (approximately 1.5%) on rape charges, and one (approximately 0.7%) on an unspecified charge.