3 Afghan Men Hanged in Bandarabbas

According to Haalvsh, an Afghan man was hanged in Bandarabbas Central Prison on 25 February 2025. His identity has been reported as Abdolbari Jahani who was on death row for drug-related offences.

Two other Afghan men were hanged at the prison on 26 February. Their identities have been reported as Ezatollah Arab and Moein Arab, who were arrested at a checkpoint over three years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges in a joint case 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.

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.”