Afghans Jamilollah Shahi and Mohammad Ashraf Hanged for Drug Offences

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Taybad Prison on 8 January 2026. Their identitites have been established as 37-year-old Jamilollah Shahi and 33-year-old Mohammad Ashraf from the city of Charikar in Afghanistan. They were arrested around two years ago and 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 697 people were executed for drug-related offences in the first eleven months of 2025.

According to IHRNGO’s December 2025 report “A Village of Graves: Widespread and Systematic Drug Executions in Iran,” at least 111 Afghan nationals have been executed for drug-related offences since 2021.