Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); November 22, 2025: Jafar Fakhari and an unidentified man were executed for drug-related offences in Hamedan Central Prison.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Hamedan Central Prison on 22 November 2025. One of the men has been identified as 30-year-old Jafar Fakhari from Assad Abad who was arrested around two years ago. The second man’s identity has not been established at the time of writing.
They were both 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 612 people were executed for drug-related offences in the first ten months of 2025.