Group Hanging of 4 Including 3 Afghans in Bandarabbas

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, at least four men were hanged in Bandarabbas Central Prison on 19 August 2025. Three of the men who were all Afghan nationals, had been on death row for drug-related offences. Their identities have been established as 29-year-old Allah Nazar Tajik (right photo), a Farah native who lived in Nimrouz, 49-year-old Abdolraouf Nourzehi (middle right photo) a father of six from Nimrouz, and 51-year-old Abdolrahman Eshaghzehi (middle left photo) a father of seven from Farah. Allah Nazar and Abdolrahman were arrested three years ago and Abdolraouf was arrested four years ago.

The fourth man was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. His identity has been established as Majid Poureshagh (left photo), a father of one from Bandarabbas. He was on death row for 11 years.

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