Group Hanging of 3 for Drug Offences in Shiraz

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were hanged in Shiraz (Adel Abad) Central Prison on 12 August 2025. Their identities have been established as 37-year-old Peyman Eghbali (right photo), 40-year-old Mehran Imani and 31-year-old Afshin Dehghan (left photo).

Peyman and Mehran were both from Jahrom and arrested in a joint case four years ago. Afshin was from Shiraz and arrested five years ago. They were all sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

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.