According to information obtained by Hana, at dawn today, Sunday, April 26, 2026, the death sentence of Amer Ramesh, a Baluch political prisoner, was carried out in an Iranian prison. Amer Ramesh, 19, son of Elahin-Bakhsh, was a resident of Belinki village in the Pir Sohrab district.
The Mizan News Agency, affiliated with the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced that the prisoner was executed on the charge of “Baghy” (armed rebellion). Security agencies have also alleged that Amer Ramesh was a member of “Jaish al-Adl” and maintained links with a group known as the “Baloch Justice Seekers” (Dadkhahan-e Baloch).
Based on available information, Amer Ramesh was shot and subsequently arrested on October 2, 2024, during a raid by military forces on a traditional herbal shop. To date, no transparent or reliable information has been released regarding the circumstances of his arrest, detention conditions, interrogation methods, the quality of judicial proceedings, the conduct of his trial, the evidentiary basis for the charges, or the extent of his access to independent legal counsel.
The execution of a death sentence in a case where public information regarding the judicial process is limited and ambiguous raises serious concerns about the observance of fundamental fair trial guarantees. From both domestic and international legal perspectives, executing a sentence in a case marked by significant ambiguity regarding due process, the validity of evidence, the prohibition of torture, and effective access to a lawyer conflicts with the principles of fair trial, the right to life, and the state’s human rights obligations.
Hana, while condemning the execution of Amer Ramesh, expresses grave concern over the continued and widespread use of the death penalty against Baluch citizens. According to recorded data, at least 137 Baluch prisoners were executed in Iranian prisons in 2025; a statistic that reflects a distressing trend in the increasing use of capital punishment, particularly against the Baluch minority.
Hana calls upon international human rights bodies, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and other UN monitoring mechanisms to react immediately to the rising trend of death sentences and executions—especially against political and security prisoners and Baluch citizens. Hana urges these bodies to demand that the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran halt all executions and review cases resulting in the death penalty based on transparent and fair trial standards.