Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); September 29, 2025: Kamal Almasi, Morad Jafarbeigi and Samad Rezapanah, three men on death row for drug-related offences, were executed in Qom Central Prison.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were hanged in Qom Central Prison on 29 September 2025. Their identities have been established as 38-year-old Kamal Almasi from Saveh, 31-year-old Morad Jafarbeigi from Qom and 40-year-old Samad Rezapanah, a fruitseller from Karaj. Kamal was arrested three years ago and Morad, around four years ago. They were 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. At least 426 people were executed for drug-related offences in the first eight months of 2025.