Execution of Alireza Afagh in Mashhad Prison

Breathing in Confinement, Tuesday, 27 October 2026: The death sentence of at least one prisoner, who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on drug-related charges, was carried out in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of Prisoners’ Rights in Iran, a prisoner was hanged in Mashhad Prison in the early hours of Tuesday, 27 October. The prisoner has been identified by Breathing in Confinement as Alireza Afagh.

According to information received, Alireza Afagh, 22, from Khalqabad village, was previously arrested on drug-related charges in a joint case involving his two brothers, Javad and Jalal, and subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary. His two brothers were also executed in the same prison last year.

His death sentence was carried out at dawn on Tuesday, 27 October 2026, in Mashhad 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.