The rights group Hengaw has said that the Iran executed six prisoners between Saturday and Monday, in the cities of Zahedan, Qom, and Borujerd. Among those executed was a 25-year-old Afghan national.
According to Hengaw, the individuals were sentenced to death on charges of premeditated murder and drug-related offences. The Afghan citizen, identified as Mobarak Rahmani, was executed on Sunday in Qom Prison. He had been arrested three years ago on charges of murder.
The other executed individuals were named as Zabihollah Sarani, Vahid Karimizadeh, Farhad Farahnak, Alireza Rezaei, and Hessam Farhadi.
As of now, Iranian state media and official sources have not confirmed the executions.
Human rights organisations operating outside Iran have previously documented a rise in the number of Afghan nationals executed in Iran following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021. According to these groups, more than 80 Afghan prisoners were executed in Iran over the past year.
