According to reports from Iranian human rights organisations, at least 27 people, including three Afghans and four women, have been executed in the prisons of the Islamic Republic of Iran over the past six days.
Two of the executed Afghan citizens have been identified as Gulab Shah Noorzeh and Matiullah Barakzai, while the identity of the third person remains unknown.
Gulab Shah Noorzeh and Matiullah Barakzai, both 40 years old, were executed on charges related to drug offences.
Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that the identity of the third executed Afghan citizen in Iran is under investigation.
These executions, reported by HRANA, Hal Vash, and Kurdpa, indicate that Iran has executed at least 27 prisoners over the past six days (from Saturday to Thursday), averaging one execution every five hours.
Of the 27 prisoners executed in the prisons of Urmia, Bandar Abbas, Birjand, Torbat-e Jam, Khorramabad, Shiraz, Qaen, Qazvin, Qom, Karaj, Kermanshah, and Mashhad, four were women.
According to human rights organisations, more than 290 people have been hanged in various prisons in Iran since the beginning of this year.
Amnesty International, in its latest annual report on the death penalty worldwide, highlighted a significant increase in executions in Iran, reporting that nearly 75% of all recorded executions globally last year occurred in Iran.
