Two men hanged in Yasuj and Rasht Prisons

Hengaw: Friday, May 9, 2025

The death sentences of Ashraf Shahbazi and Jafar Purasadi have been carried out in Yasuj Central Prison in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province and Rasht Central Prison (Lakan) in Gilan province, respectively.

According to reports received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, both executions took place on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

Ashraf Shahbazi, 51, was detained for three years, and Jafar Purasadi, 54, originally from Ramhormoz, Khuzestan province, was detained for two years. Both men were convicted on drug-related charges and sentenced to death by Iran’s judiciary.

No immediate coverage of the executions has appeared in state-affiliated media.