3 Men Hanged for Drug Offences in Yazd Central Prison

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were hanged in Yazd Central Prison on 22 April 2025. Their identities have been established as Vahid Narouyi (right photo), a Baluch man from Zahedan, Yarouli Mahmoudvand from Khorramabad, and Rashid Seyedzadeh (left photo) from Aligudarz.

They were all sentenced to death on drug-related charges in separate cases. Vahid and Yarouli were arrested five years ago and Rashid was arrested four years ago.

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.