Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); October 29, 2025: Asghar Manafi and Mohsen Davarpanah, two men on death row for drug-related offences, were executed in Hamedan Central Prison.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Hamedan Central Prison on 25 October 2025. Their identities have been established as Asghar Manafi (photo), a 34-year-old father of one from the village of Mamahan in Faminine, Hamedan, and Mohsen Davarpanah, a Hamedan native.
Asghar was arrested around five years ago and Mohsen, four 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 517 people were executed for drug-related offences in the first nine months of 2025.