IRAN - 3 men hanged in Zanjan on September 27
Fateh Shafiei, Hassan Mehdipour, Aref Darousti
September 27, 2026 - IRAN. 3 men hanged in Zanjan on September 27
Fateh Shafiei, Hassan Mehdipour (Hassan Mahdipour) and Aref Darousti (Aref Dorosti)
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were hanged in Zanjan Central Prison on 27 September 2026. Their identities have been established as Fateh Shafiei, a 33-year-old father of one from Zanjan, 30-year-old Hassan Mehdipour, from Mianeh and Aref Darousti, a 51-year-old father of three from Karaj.
Fateh was arrested around three years ago, Hassan was arrested for carrying 6 kilograms of morphine and heroin, and Aref was arrested for carrying more than 10 kilograms of shisheh (methamphetamine) and heroin around three years ago.
At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media in Iran.
- (Source: IHR)
- https://iranhr.net/en/articles/9072/
- https://www.en-hrana.org/execution-of-five-prisoners-in-arak-zanjan-and-meshgin-shahr-prisons/
- https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/10/article-14