Abbas Bameri Hanged for Drug Offences in Birjand

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a Baluch man was executed in Birjand Central Prison on 15 February 2025. His identity has been established as 46-year-old Abbas Bameri, a father of three and farmer who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

An informed source told IHRNGO: “Abbas lived in a village in Golestan province and was arrested for carrying drug and firearms five years ago.”

At the time of writing, his execution has 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.

On 10 April 2024, 80+ Iranian and international organisations and groups called for joint action to stop drug-related executions, urging UNODC to make “any cooperation with the Islamic Republic contingent on a complete halt on drug-related executions.