Javid Galehbacheh Executed in Mashhad Group Hanging

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Mashhad (Vakil Abad) Central Prison on 30 April 2025. His identity has been established as Javid Galehbacheh, a 34-year-old Baluch man who lived in Zahedan.

He was arrested for drug-related offences eight years ago and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

The executions of three other Baluch men named Abdolghafar Barahouyi, Parviz Dastkaleh and Abdolsamad Gorgij was reported yesterday, bringing the total number of executions to four 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.