Iran | Execution in Damghan, Qorven, Arak, Shiraz

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); 2 June 2026: Morteza Sadeghzadeh, Kurdish man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Damghan Prison.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Damghan Prison on 1 June 2026. His identity has been established as Morteza Sadeghzadeh, a 28-year-old Kurdish man. He was arrested around three years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

At the time of writing, his execution 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.

Executions in Qorven

Iran Human Right (IHRNGO); 2 June 2026: Hassan Tahmasebi and Kouhyar Abbasi, two co-defendants on death row for rape, were executed in Qorven Prison.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were hanged in Qorveh Prison, Kurdistan province, on 1 June 2026. Their identities have been established as 52-year-old Hassan Tahmasebi and 37-year-old Kouhyar Abbasi, both Qorveh natives.

They were sentenced to death for the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Qorveh. Their executions were announced by the judiciary’s Mizan News Agency.

In cases of rape, there is a high chance of defendants being tortured to make false confessions, which is used to issue death sentences. Iran is one of the few countries in the world that issues the death penalty for rape. A lot of cases are also rushed without the defendants having access to a lawyer. According to the 2025 Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, at least 37 people were executed for rape charges.

Execution in Arak

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); 1 June 2026: Aslan Amiri Hazaveh, man on death row for drug-related offences, was executed in Arak Central Prison.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Arak Central Prison on 31 May 2026. His identity has been established as 33-year-old Aslan Amiri Hazaveh. He was arrested around eight years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

At the time of writing, his execution not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

Group execution in Shiraz

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); 1 June 2026: Ten men including two Afghans and three Baluch minorities were executed in a group hanging in Shiraz Central Prison.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, ten men were hanged in Shiraz (Adel Abad) Central Prison on 31 May 2026. Of those, five were on death row for drug-related offences, four were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) and one was convicted of rape.

Three of the drug defendants have been identified as Mohammad Osman Daneh Barchin, a 35-year-old father of three from Iranshahr, Ghader Khodamoradi, a 43-year-old Baluch father of four and Mohammad Sedigh Baluchi, a 55-year-old father of six from Zahedan. Mohammad and Ghader were arrested around four years ago and Mohammad Sedigh was arrested nine years ago

At the time of writing, the other two drug defendants who were Afghan nationals have not been identified.

The four men on death row for murder have been identified as 32-year-old Saeed Dehghanzadeh from Shiraz, 30-year-old Abbas Bayat from Shiraz, 30-year-old Borzou Mousazadeh from Kermanshah and Ali Akbar Sorabi Moghaddam from Kazeroun.

Saeed was arrested four years ago after a street fight, Abbas was also arrested after a street fight three years ago. Borzou who was a labourer, had got into a fight with a co-worker three years ago and was accused of killing him by throwing a stone at his head. Ali Akbar was arrested in Kazeroun around four years ago and transferred to Shiraz.

At the time of writing, none of their executions have been announced by domestic media or officials in Iran.

Source: Iran Human Rights, Staff, June 1-2, 2026

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