Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); December 19, 2025: Farhad Valadbeigi and Mohammadreza Moghaddam, two men on death row for drug-related offences, were executed in Qazvin Central Prison.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Qazvin (Choobindar) Central Prison on 17 December 2025. Their identities have been established as 36-year-old Farhad Valadbeigi, arrested around three years ago, and 39-year-old Mohammadreza Moghaddam, arrested around four years ago. They were sentenced to death on drug-related charges in by the Revolutionary Court.
Per informed IHRNGO sources, Mohammadreza was previously jailed around eleven years ago and had the four fingers on his left hand amputated for theft.
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.