3 Men Hanged in Qom

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Qom Central Prison on 6 September 2025. His identity has been established as Yasin Afshari from Hamedan. He was arrested five years ago and sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.

Two other men were hanged at the prison on 9 September. Their identities have been established as Javad Mohammad Panah from Saveh and Hamid Farjam (photo) from Tehran. Javad was arrested four years ago and Mohammad, two years ago. They were sentenced to death on drug-related charges in separate cases.

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.