20 March 2025 :
March 13, 2025 - IRAN. Morteza Kazemzadeh and Mohammadreza Basiri executed in Semnan on March 13
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights on March 19, two men were hanged in Semnan Central Prison on 13 March 2025. Their identities have been established as 30-year-old Morteza Kazemzadeh from a village in Semnan and 27-year-old Mohammadreza Basiri from Shahroud. They were sentenced to death on drug-related.
A source told IHR: “Morteza was arrested for drug offences around three years ago. He was a labourer prior to his arrest and had two children, he couldn’t make ends meet with his wages. He always said ‘I worked so I wouldn’t feel ashamed in front of my wife and children, I wanted to earn money so I could buy a bicycle for my son.’ He tried to sell drugs and was arrested that first time and sentenced to death.”
“Mohammadreza Basiri was arrested four years ago,” the source added.
At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/7429/
https://www.en-hrana.org/execution-of-three-prisoners-carried-out-in-borujerd-and-semnan-prisons/
