Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); June 4, 2025: Navid Hadavand Khani and Naeim Naseri, two men on death row for separate drug cases, were executed in Hamedan Central Prison.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Hamedan Central Prison on 2 June 2025. Their identities have been established as Navid Hadavand Khani and Naeim Naseri.
They were arrested four years ago sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court in separate cases.
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. In the first five months of 2025, at least 244 people were hanged for drug-related offences.