Four prisoners executed in Arak, Semnan, and Dezful Prisons

Hengaw – Sunday, October 12, 2025

The death sentences of four prisoners, including an Arab man, have been carried out in the prisons of Arak, Semnan, and Dezful. The prisoners have been identified as Hassan Sohrabi, Behzad Moridan, Fardin Parvizi, and Saadi Khalifeh — all of whom had previously been convicted on charges related to drug offenses or premeditated murder.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at dawn on Sunday, October 12, 2025, two prisoners — Hassan Sohrabi and Behzad Moridan — were executed in Arak Central Prison after being sentenced to death on drug-related charges.

On the same day, the death sentence of Fardin Parvizi, a 26-year-old man from Shahrud in Semnan Province, was carried out in Semnan Central Prison. He had been arrested four years earlier for murder during a street altercation and later sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary.

That same morning, Saadi Khalifeh, a 36-year-old Arab prisoner from Dezful, was executed in Dezful Central Prison in Khuzestan Province. Khalifeh had been in prison for seven years after being convicted of murder.

The executions of these prisoners have not been announced by Iranian state media, including outlets affiliated with the judiciary.