Milad Zeinali Executed in Qezel Hesar Prison

Breathing in Confinement, Sunday, 27 September 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested on charges related to “drug offences,” was carried out in Qezel Hesar Prison.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, a prisoner was hanged in Qezel Hesar Prison in the early hours of Sunday, 27 September. The prisoner has been identified by Breathing in Confinement as Milad Zeinali.

According to the report, Milad Zeinali, a 28-year-old resident of Kuhdasht, was arrested 10 years ago on charges related to “drug offences” and was subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary. His death sentence was carried out at dawn on Sunday, 27 September, in Qezel Hesar Prison.

No Official Announcement by State Sources

At the time of publication of this report, no official source had announced the execution of this prisoner.

Annual Report on Executions in Iran

According to the annual report of the Statistics Centre of the Prisoners’ Rights League in Iran, at least 2,616 people were executed in Iran during the Iranian year 1404. Of these, 12 were executed in public. The executions also included 67 women and eight juvenile offenders.