Baluch Mansour Barahouyi Executed for Drug Offences in Birjand

According to the Hal Vash, a Baluch man was executed in Birjand Central Prison on September 10. His identity has been reported as Mansour Barahouyi, a 26-year-old father of two.

Mansour Barahouyi was arrested for drug-related offences and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

His execution took place on the same day as five other Baluch prisoners at the prison, including an unidentified woman.

At the time of writing, none of their executions have been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

According to reports compiled by Iran Human Rights, at least 126 people were executed on drug-related charges in 2021, a fivefold increase compared to drug executions in the previous three years. This trend has continued into 2022, with 91 executions recorded in the first six months of 2022, double the number for the same period in 2021 when 40 people were executed.

At least 251 including 6 women and 67 Baluch minorities were executed in the first six months of 2022. This is double the number of executions in the same period in 2021 when 117 people were executed.