Group Hanging of 3 Men for Drug Offences in Hamedan

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were hanged in Hamedan Central Prison on 1st October 2025. Their identities have been established as Kamran Navabi from Assad Abad in Hamedan, 32-year-old Soleiman Mohammadvand from Aligudarz and an Afghan national only identified as Khorram (surname unknown).

Kamran was arrested four years ago and Soleiman, fiveyears ago. They were sentenced to death on drug-related charges in separate cases by the Revolutionary Court.

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 517 people were executed for drug-related offences in the first nine months of 2025.