Two prisoners executed in Iranshahr and Qaen Prisons

Hengaw – Monday, June 9, 2025

The death sentences of two Baloch prisoners, Abdolsamad Barahui and Rahim Karimi, were carried out in the central prisons of Iranshahr and Qaen, respectively. Both prisoners had previously been convicted on charges of premeditated murder and drug-related offenses.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the execution of 25-year-old Abdolsamad Barahui, a resident of Iranshahr, took place at dawn on Monday, June 9, 2025, in Iranshahr Central Prison.

Barahui had been arrested three years earlier on charges of premeditated murder and was later sentenced to death by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He was transferred to solitary confinement the day before the execution and granted a final visit with his family.

In a separate case, 32-year-old Rahim Karimi (also known as Zadeh-Karimi), a resident of Zabol and father of one, was executed on Sunday, June 8, 2025, in Qaen Central Prison, located in South Khorasan Province.

Karimi had been arrested nearly 12 years ago in Gonbad-e Kavus, Semnan Province, on drug-related charges and was later sentenced to death. His execution was carried out without being afforded a final visit with his family.

The executions of both men have not been officially acknowledged by Iranian state media or outlets affiliated with the judiciary.