Najib Azaram Executed in Group Hanging of 7 in Tabriz

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison on 7 September. His identity has been established as Najib Azaram, a Kurdish man from Urmia. He was arrested four years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges.

IHRNGO previously reported the executions of six men including four Kurdish minorities, bringing the total number of executions to seven at the prison that day.

At the time of writing, none of their executions have 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.