Amir Khosravi and Saeed Assadzadeh Hanged in Tabriz

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Tabriz Central Prison on 7 July 2025. Their identities have been established as Amin Khosravi, a 38-year-old father of one and Saeed Assadzadeh, a 43-year-old father of two. They were arrested three years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges and qisas (retribution-in-kind) for the murder of an officer while escaping.

An informed source told IHRNGO: “Amin and Saeed were arrested for drug-related offences on the Tabriz-Zanjan motorway. There was a car chase while they were trying to arrest them, with an officer losing his life. It’s not clear whether they were executed for the drug or murder charges.”

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 six months of 2025, at least 293 people were executed for drug-related offences.