09 March 2024 :
March 7, 2024 - IRAN. Mehdi Gorgij executed in Zanjan on March 7
On March 7, an inmate convicted of drug-related crimes, Mehdi Gorgij, 50 years old and a father of two, was executed in Zanjan Prison, as reported by Haal Vsh.
Gorgij had been arrested four years ago in Urmia on charges of drug offenses, subsequently imprisoned in Zanjan, and ultimately sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court in the same province.
The execution of Gorgij occurred without prior notice to his family, denying him the opportunity for a final family visitation. No official sources or domestic media outlets in the country have covered this execution as of the time of writing.
https://www.en-hrana.org/inmate-executed-in-zanjan-prison-for-drug-offenses/