Increase in Executions at Mashhad Prison: Alireza Afagh and Habibollah Davoudi Executed

Breathing in Confinement – Wednesday, October 28, 2026: The death sentences of at least two prisoners, who had previously been arrested and sentenced to death on drug-related charges, were carried out at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad.

According to Breathing in Confinement, the news outlet of the Prisoners’ Rights in Iran, two prisoners were hanged at Mashhad Prison in the early hours of Tuesday, October 27. The prisoners have been identified as Alireza Afagh and Habibollah Davoudi. Breathing in Confinement had reported the execution of Alireza Afagh the previous day.

According to the report, Alireza Afagh, 22, had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary.

Additionally, according to Haalvsh, Habibollah Davoudi, 26, a father of four from Zahedan, was arrested three years ago in a separate case on drug-related charges and subsequently sentenced to death.

Both death sentences were carried out at dawn on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at Mashhad Prison.

No Official Announcement by State Sources
At the time of publication of this report, no official source had announced the execution of these prisoners.

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.