Afshin Amiri Executed in Kermanshah

According to HRANA news agency, a man was hanged in Kermanshah (Dizel Abad) Central Prison on 2nd February 2025. His identity has been reported as Afshin Amiri who was arrested around six years ago and sentenced to death for drug-related offences.

At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

Drug-related executions have continuously risen every year since 2021. According to IHRNGO’s 2023 Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 471 people were executed for drug-related charges, an 84% increase compared to 2022 (256) and about 18 times the average of drug-related executions in 2018-2020.

On 10 April 2024, 80+ Iranian and international organisations and groups called for joint action to stop drug-related executions, urging UNODC to make “any cooperation with the Islamic Republic contingent on a complete halt on drug-related executions.