Afghan Nationals Mirveis Khalilzadi and Ebrahim Ahmadshahi Hanged for Drug Offences

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Shiraz (Adel Abad) Central Prison on 21 June 2026. Their identities have been established as Mirveis Khalilzadi, a 55-year-old Afghan national from Jalal Abad and Ebrahim Ahmadshahi, a 40-year-old Afghan national from Khost province.

Mirveis was arrested two years ago and Ebrahim was arrested 14 months ago. They were sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court on drug-related charges in separate cases.

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 2025 Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 795 people were executed for drug-related charges, of which only 0.18% were announced by official sources. 13% of all drug-related executions in 2025 were Baluch minorities while they represent 2-6% of Iran’s population.

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.