Salahedin Majidi and Abdollah Khan Mohammadi Executed in Salmas

According to Iran Human Rights, two men were executed Salmas Prison on 6 May. Their identities have been established as Salahedin Majidi and Abdollah Khan Mohammadi.

They were sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

Informed sources told Iran Human Rights that they had both been on death row for around three years.

At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

According to reports gathered by Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO), at least 256 people were executed for drug-related offences in 2022, a more than two-fold increase compared to 2021 (126) and ten times more than 2020 (25).