The prisoners were all convicted of drug-related charges, APA reports quoting Death Penalty News.
The prisoners were identified as "Lotfollah J.", "Noor Mohammad Sh.", "Abbas N.", "Hossein A.", "Parinaz M." (woman), "Hamid A.", "Abdolvahed M." and "Ali T." They were sentenced to death penalty by the Revolutionary Court in Shiraz. Following the approval of the decision by the Supreme Court of Iran, the executions were carried out early on February 19.