Five Men Executed for Drug Charges in Arak

According to HRANA news agency, at least five men were executed on the morning of December 12. The identities of three of the men have been reported as Mohammad Imani, Ehsan Naseri and Mostafa Kashi. The other two men have not been identified.

At the time of writing, none of their executions have been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

More than 500 people including 2 juvenile offenders have been executed in 2022, the highest annual execution since 2017.