Fathollah Khodadadi and Mohsen Zarouni Hanged for Drug Offences in Khorramabad

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man hanged in Khorramabad (Parsilion) Central Prison on 19 August 2026. His identity has been established as 39-year-old Mohsen Zarouni (right photo) who was arrested around seven years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

Another man was executed at the prison on 4 October. He has been identified as Fathollah Khodadadi (left photo), a father who was also on death row for drug-related offences.

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 2025 Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 795 people were executed for drug-related charges, of which only 0.18% were announced by official sources. 13% of all drug-related executions in 2025 were Baluch minorities while they represent 2-6% of Iran’s population. In the first ten months of 2026, at least 244 people were executed for drug-related charges.

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.