Iran executes Gilak prisoner Jalal Nematzadeh at Rasht Central Prison

Hengaw – Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Iranian authorities have executed Jalal Nematzadeh, a Gilak prisoner from Bandar Anzali who had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges, at Rasht Central Prison (Lakan Prison).

According to information obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Nematzadeh, a father of three from Bandar Anzali in Gilan province, was executed at Lakan Prison in Rasht at dawn on August 11, 2026.

Sources familiar with the case said Nematzadeh was arrested approximately five years ago on drug-related charges and subsequently sentenced to death by a Revolutionary Court. He had also previously been imprisoned in other cases and had served a combined 13 years in prisons in Rasht, Bandar Anzali and Sari.

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