3 Men Hanged in Isfahan

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were hanged in Isfahan (Dastgerd) Central Prison on 6 January 2026. The three men were all arrested three years ago for different charges. Khodadad Mozafari, a 33-year-old man from Taybad, was on death row for drug-related offences. Ali Bahman, an Isfahan native, was sentenced to death for rape. Hamid Jahangiri, a 24-year-old man who was the family’s eldest child and breadwinner, was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.

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.

In December 2025, IHRNGO published a report titled “A Village of Graves: Widespread and Systematic Drug Executions in Iran,” which provides an overview of drug laws and documents the systematic violation of due process and fair trial rights in drug cases.