Cheraghali Ghasemi Hanged for Drug Offences in Qom
Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); April 21, 2025: Cheraghali Ghasemi, a man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Qom Central Prison. With the previously reported executions of Feizollah Karami and Sohrab Heydar, the number of executions has risen to three at the prison that day.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Qom Central Prison on 15 April 2025. His identity has been established as Cheraghali Ghasemi who lived in Malard.
He was arrested two years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.
IHRNGO previously reported the executions of Feizollah Karami and Sohrab Heydar, the number of executions have risen to three at the prison that day.
At the time of writing, none of their executions have been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
Drug-related executions have continuously risen every year since 2021. According to IHRNGO’s 2024 Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 503 people were executed for drug-related charges, of which only under 3% were announced by official sources. 17% of all drug-related executions in 2024 were Baluch minorities while they represent 2-6% of Iran’s population.
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