Islamic Republic Executes Afghan Prisoner
Iran Human Rights reported that the Islamic Republic has executed three prisoners, including an Afghan, at the Isfahan Central Prison.
The organisation wrote that the prisoners had been sentenced to death by the Islamic Republic's judiciary on charges of murder and drug offences.
Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported on Wednesday, November 6, that the Islamic Republic authorities carried out the death sentences of these prisoners at the Isfahan Central Prison on Saturday morning, November 2. The organisation identified the executed Afghan as Moavin Mir Jahani and said that he was 40 years old.
According to Iran Human Rights, Moavin Mir Jahani was arrested and sentenced to death on charges of "drug trafficking and carrying weapons”.
Earlier, Iran Human Rights announced on November 3 that executions of Afghans in Iran have increased since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, and that 90 Afghans have been executed in the country since 2022. In the past month alone, 13 Afghans have been executed in Iran on various charges, the organisation said.
The Iran Human Rights Organisation said that the execution of prisoners convicted on drug-related charges has increased steadily over the past four years, every year.
The Islamic Republic of Iran has continued to carry out the death sentences of prisoners despite strong opposition from international human rights organisations.
