Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); October 14, 2021: Baluch Ebrahim Rakhshani who was sentenced to death on drug-related charges, has been executed in Qaen Prison. At least 85 prisoners, including a woman, have been executed on drug-related charges in Iranian prisons in 2021.
According to the Baluch Activists Campaign, a Baluch man was executed in Qaen Prison on the morning of October 11. His identity has been reported as Zabol-native, Ebrahim Rakhshani who was sentenced to death on drug-related charges.
Ebrahim Rakhshani was arrested and sentenced to death on drug-related charges around three years ago.
At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
According to Iran Human Rights’ Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, at least 25 people were executed on drug-related charges in 2020. However, at least 85 people have so far been executed on the same charge in 2021.
On May 3, IHR published a report on the death penalty in the first four months of 2021 expressing concern at the significant increase in the number of drug-related executions and continues to warn of the continuation of this trend.