3 Men Hanged in Ghezelhesar Prison

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were hanged in Ghezelhesar Prison on 2 June 2025. Their identities have been established as 50-year-old Ghorban Ali Karaminasr (right photo), 43-year-old Alireza Shahbazi (middle photo) and Ali Abbasi Moghaddam (left photo) from Tehran.

Ghorban Ali and Alireza Shahbazi were from Kouhdasht and co-defendants arrested four years ago. They were sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

Ali Abbasi Moghaddam was arrested five years ago and sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder by the Criminal Court.

At the time of writing, their executions have not 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. In the first five months of 2025, at least 244 people were hanged for drug-related offences.