Uncle and Nephew Hanged for Drug Offences in Khorramabad; 13 Others at Imminent Risk

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Khorramabad Central Prison on 7 February 2026. Their identities have been established as 25-year-old Babak Amrayi and 55-year-old Mohammad Ghasem Amrayi, a nephew and uncle arrested for carrying 7 kilograms of morphine around five years ago. They were sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

Informed sources told IHRNGO that at least 13 other death row prisoners are currently held in the pre-execution solitary confinement cells of the prison, awaiting the gallows.

At the time of writing, Babak and Mohammad Ghasem’s 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. At least 697 people were executed for drug-related offences in the first eleven months of 2025.

In December 2025, IHRNGO published a report titled “A Village of Graves: Widespread and Systematic Drug Executions in Iran,” which provides an overview of drug laws and documents the systematic violation of due process and fair trial rights in drug cases. 

Photo: Babak Amrayi