2 Men Hanged for Drug Offences in Rasht; 2 Relatives Arrested in Attempt to Save Them

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Rasht (Lakan) Central Prison on 3 November 2025. Their identities have been established as 28-year-old Yasser Madadi from the village of Pasikhan in Rasht and 32-year-old Homayoun Jabbari from Fuman. Yasser was arrested around five years ago and Homayoun, around four years ago. They were sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

On the morning of the executions, families of the two men gathered outside the prison in an attempt to stop their executions which led to at least two people being arrested by authorities in the crackdown.

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.