3 Men Hanged for Drug Offences in Shiraz

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were hanged in Shiraz (Adel Abad) Central Prison on 25 May 2025. Their identities have been established as 28-year-old Mohammad Barzegari, 31-year-old Mohammad Zare Moveidi and 29-year-old Rahman Khodakarami. They were sentenced to death on drug-related charges in separate cases.

An informed source told IHRNGO: “Mohammad Barzegari was from Fasa and was arrested five years ago. Mohammad Zare Moveidi was from Beiza and arrested four years ago. Rahman was from Kazeroun and arrested for 110 kilograms of shisheh(methamphetamine).”

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. In the first four months of 2025, at least 169 people were hanged for drug-related offences.