Iran executes Behrouz Souri at Lakan Prison in Rasht

Hengaw – Sunday, August 30, 2026

Iranian authorities have executed Behrouz Souri, a prisoner from Kuhdasht who had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges, at Lakan Prison in Rasht.

According to information obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Souri, 40, from Rumeshkan in Kuhdasht, Lorestan province, was executed at Lakan Prison in Rasht at dawn on August 11, 2026.

Souri was arrested in 2022 on drug-related charges and subsequently sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary.

Iranian state media and judicial authorities have not publicly announced his execution.