Iran Executes Afghan National, Reports Haalvsh Rights Group
The Haalvsh Human Rights Organisation, announced on Monday, the execution of six prisoners, including an Afghan national, at the central prison in Zahedan, Iran.
The Haalvsh Human Rights Organisation, announced on Monday, the execution of six prisoners, including an Afghan national, at the central prison in Zahedan, Iran.
According to Haalvsh, the Afghan prisoner, Noor Mohammad Noori, was executed on charges related to drug trafficking.
In a statement released on Monday, September 9, the rights group confirmed the identities of three others of the executed individuals, Saeed Hassan-Zehi, Farzad Sanchouli, and an individual with the last name "Ruidini”. The identities of the two other prisoners remain undisclosed.
The organisation reported that the prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement two days before their execution and had a final in-person meeting with their families on Monday morning.
Haalvsh also reported that one of the executed individuals, Noor Mohammad Noori, was an Afghan national who had been arrested in 2020. Originally from Nimroz province in Afghanistan, he was married and had children.
The charges against the other executed prisoners were also related to drug trafficking.
The Iranian government has not yet commented on the execution of these individuals.
No details have been released about the legal proceedings or whether the prisoners had access to legal counsel.
Previously, Iranian authorities had stated that approximately 6,000 Afghan nationals are imprisoned in Iran on various charges.
