Alireza Seifi Hanged in Shiraz; 3 Execution at Prison That Day

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Shiraz (Adel Abad) Central Prison on 9 April 2025. His identity has been established as 27-year-old Alireza Seifi from Kazeroun who was arrested for drug-related offences around three years ago and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

IHRNGO previously reported the executions of Saoud Mirzaei and Vahid Ashouri at the prison that day.

At the time of writing, none of their executions have 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.”