Execution of a Baloch Prisoner in Kerman Central Prison

Execution of a Baloch Prisoner in Kerman Central Prison
​According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, on the morning of Monday, October 12, 2026, the death sentence of at least one Baloch prisoner, who had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges, was executed in Kerman Central Prison.
​The identity of this Baloch prisoner has been verified by Resanak as “Amin Khajeh-Nezami,” 33 years old, son of Mehdi, married, father of three children, and a resident of Rigan County.
​Amin was arrested in 2022 on drug-related charges in Kerman County and was subsequently sentenced to death by the Islamic Revolutionary Court of that city. His death sentence was carried out early this morning in Kerman Central Prison.
​According to data collected throughout 2025, at least 137 executions of Baloch prisoners were recorded across 27 different prisons in Iran, with Zahedan Prison recording the highest number of executions at 34 cases. Among these, 94 individuals (approximately 68.6%) were executed on drug-related charges, 36 (approximately 26.3%) on murder charges, 4 (approximately 2.9%) on political and ideological charges, 2 (approximately 1.5%) on rape charges, and 1 (approximately 0.7%) on unspecified charges.