Mahmoud Nazari and Saeed Parsayi Hanged for Drug Offences in Jiroft

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Jiroft Prison on 28 September 2025. Their identities have been established as Mahmoud Nazari from Isfahan and Saeed Parsayi (photo) from Shiraz.

They were arrested six years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court in separate cases.

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.