Saeed Mokhtari and Shahrokh Mostafavi Hanged for Drug Offences in Isfahan

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Isfahan (Dastgerd) Central Prison on 12 November 2025. Their identities have been established as 35-year-old Saeed Mokhtari (photo) from Jahrom and Shahrokh Mostafavi, a 40-year-old father of one from Karaj. Shahrokh worked in a chicken factory prior to his arrest. Saeed was arrested around two years ago. They were both sentenced to death on drug-related charges 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 612 people were executed for drug-related offences in the first ten months of 2025.