Mobin Ramezani and Hassan Shokat Hanged for Drug Offences in Yazd

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Yazd Central Prison on 20 November 2025. Their identities have been established as Mobin Ramezani form Yazd and Hassan Shokat, a 43-year-old Zanjan who worked as a taxi driver in Qazvin.

Mobin was arrested a year ago and Hassan, two years ago. They were sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court. Hassan’s two co-defendants received 5 and 13 year custodial sentences.

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.