Abbas Hosseini and Ali Seyedkhani Secretly Executed for Drug Charges in Qazvin

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Qazvin Central Prison on December 12. Their identities have been established as Abbas Hosseini and Ali Seyedkhani who were sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

An informed source told Iran Human Rights: “They were arrested around three years ago and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court. Two months ago, they were promised by the court that their sentences would be commuted to prison terms. Yet, their sentences were carried out.”

At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

More than 500 people including 2 juvenile offenders have been executed in 2022, the highest annual execution since 2017.