3 Men Executed in Group Hanging of 4 with Protester Mehran Bahramian

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were executed in Isfahan (Dastgerd) Central Prison on 6 September 2025. Two of the men on death row for drug-related offences, have been identified as Taher Rasoulpour, a 28-year-old owner of a photography shop from Anzali, and Moslem Saleh Khani (photo), a 41-year-old father of one and car trader from Isfahan. Taher was on death row for three years and Moslem, five years.

The third man has been identified as Mohammad Bikar, a 34-year-old man from Kashan. He was arrested five years ago and sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.

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 426 people were executed for drug-related offences in the first eight months of 2025.