Mahmoud Ghadimi Hanged for Drug Offences in Isfahan

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Isfahan (Dastgerd) Central Prison on 4 October 2025. His identity has been established as Mahmoud Ghadimi, a 33-year-old man from Karaj. He was arrested around four years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

An informed source told IHRNGO: “The Supreme Court had granted a one-degree reduction in his sentence, but the Isfahan prosecutor, Asadollah Jafari, did not accept this reduction and sent the case back for the implementation of the verdict.”

At the time of writing, his execution has 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.