Islamic Republic Executes Three Afghan Prisoners in Karaj's Ghezel Hesar Prison

The organisation said that the prisoners had been sentenced to death on charges of murder, drug offences, and sexual assault.

Iran Human Rights wrote in a report that these prisoners were executed by the authorities of Ghezel Hesar Prison on the morning of Wednesday, November 6.

The organisation identified one of the Afghans executed in the prison as Mohammad Tajik, saying that he had been sentenced to death by the Islamic Republic's judiciary on charges of "rape”.

Iran Human Rights (IHR) stated that an Afghan prisoner named Ajmal Azizi was executed on charges of "premeditated murder" in Karaj's Ghezel Hesar Prison. The organisation did not elaborate on the identity of the third Afghan prisoner who was executed in this prison.

In recent days, Iran Human Rights has consistently reported on the execution of Afghan citizens imprisoned in Iran.

The organisation announced on November 4 that the execution of Afghans in Iran has increased since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan no, 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.