Iman Mirali, Ali Shahpasand and Ali Rahim Alhamidan-Alshacheri Hanged in Ahvaz

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man hanged in Ahvaz Sepidar Prison on 3 November 2026. His identity has been established as Ali Rahim Alhamidan-Alshacheri (right photo), a 48-year-old Arab father from Kouy Abuzar (Hasir Abad). Per informed sources, he was arrested for killing the man who raped his son six years ago and sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder by the Criminal Court.

On 4 November, two other men were hanged at the prison. They have been identified as 36-year-old Iman Mirali (left photo) from the village Jardu in Andimeshk and Ali Shahpasand, a 41-year-old father of two from Masjed Soleiman. Iman was arrested around nine years ago and Ali was arrested five years ago. They were sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

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 the first ten months of 2026, at least 244 people were executed for drug-related charges.

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.