At Least 3 Men Executed in Yazd

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, at least three men were hanged in Yazd Central Prison on 11 November 2025. Two of the men were sentenced to death on drug-related charges. One of them has been identified as 51-year-old Mostafa Khan Mirza Jamali from Quchan who was arrested around four years ago. The second man’s identity has not been established at the time of writing.

The third man who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder has been identified as Hossein Farhadi. He was arrested six years ago.

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.