Sajad Habibi Hanged for Drug Offences in Kermanshah

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Kermanshah (Dizel Abad) Central Prison on 9 August 2025. His identity has been established as 40-year-old Sajad Habibi from Ilam. He was arrested six years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

IHRNGO previously reported the executions of Bahador Eliasi and Soleiman Nasseri for the same charges, bringing the total number of executions at the prison to three that day.

None of their executions have not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran at the time of writing.

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. At least 347 people were executed for drug-related offences in the first seven months of 2025.