Morad Azizi and Karim Nazri Hanged for Drug Offences in Taybad

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Taybad Prison on 29 January 2026. Their identities have been established as Morad Azizi from Taybad and Karim Nazri, an Afghan national from Harat.

Morad was arrested around three years ago and Karim was arrested around two years ago. They were 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.

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.