Iran Human Rights Reports Execution of Two Afghans At Qom Central Prison
Iran Human Rights announced that five prisoners, including two Afghan nationals, were executed at the Qom Central Prison.
Iran Human Rights announced that five prisoners, including two Afghan nationals, were executed at the Qom Central Prison.
The human rights organisation said on Tuesday that the men had been executed for murder.
The death sentence of an Afghan named Abdul Qadir was carried out on October 10, and another Afghan, whose identity is unknown, was executed by the Islamic Republic on October 16, the Iran Human Rights Organisation wrote in a statement.
The organisation reported that both Afghan citizens were executed on charges of premeditated murder.
The human rights organisation also reported the execution of three other prisoners, Shahin Dehghani, Mohsen Khodabandehlu, and Milad Badinlu, on charges of murder at the Qom Central Prison in October.
The executions of the five men have not been confirmed by Iran's domestic media or official sources in the Islamic Republic.
