Two prisoners executed in Birjand Central Prison

Hengaw: Sunday, November 17, 2026

The death sentences of a Kurdish prisoner, identified as Rahim Faqiri, and a Baloch prisoner named Parviz Barahoui, both previously convicted on drug-related charges, were carried out in Birjand Central Prison, South Khorasan Province.

According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at dawn on Sunday, November 17, 2024, the death sentences of Rahim Faqiri, 34 years old, father of three children and a resident of Salmas, and Parviz Barahoui, from Zahedan, were carried out in Birjand Central Prison.

Sources close to Rahim Faqiri’s family stated that he had been arrested for the past year on drug-related charges and was ultimately sentenced to death.

Similarly, Parviz Barahoui had been arrested two years prior in Birjand on drug-related charges and was subsequently sentenced to death.

To date, the news of the execution of these prisoners has not been announced by state media, particularly those affiliated with the judiciary.