Iran executes Kurdish prisoner Farzad Ahmadpour at Jiroft Prison

Hengaw – Sunday, September 13, 2026

Iranian authorities have executed Farzad Ahmadpour, a 35-year-old Kurdish man from Saqqez who had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges, at Jiroft Central Prison in Kerman province.

According to information obtained by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, Ahmadpour was executed at dawn on September 13, 2026, at Jiroft Central Prison.

Sources familiar with the case said Ahmadpour was arrested three years ago on drug-related charges and was subsequently sentenced to death by the Iranian judiciary.

His family was granted a final visit with him the day before his execution.

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