Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); 10 February 2026: Seifeddin Mehraban and Namegh Kasravi, two Afghan nationals, Saeed Amjadi, Rahim Mirzazadeh and Ebrahim Abbasi were executed in a group hanging in Shiraz Central Prison.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, five men were hanged in Shiraz (Adel Abad) Central Prison on 28 January 2026. Two of the men were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. They have been identified as 23-year-old Seifeddin Mehraban (photo) and 25-year-old Namegh Kasravi, two Afghan nationals from Baghlan province. They were arrested around two years ago.
Three other men were hanged for drug-related offences. Their identities have been established as 35-year-old Saeed Amjadi from Rasht, Rahim Mirzazadeh from the village of Bashman Anzali, and Ebrahim Abbasi, a 53-year-old father of four from Rasht. Saeed was arrested three years ago, Rahim was arrested four years ago and Ebrahim was arrested 17 months ago.
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.
In December 2025, IHRNGO published a report titled “A Village of Graves: Widespread and Systematic Drug Executions in Iran,” which provides an overview of drug laws and documents the systematic violation of due process and fair trial rights in drug cases.