The Iran Human Rights Organization has reported that in the early hours of Thursday, January 28, and Saturday, January 30, 2023, the sentences of five prisoners previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges were carried out in the Dastgerd prison in Isfahan and the Lakan prison in Rasht. The identities of the executed individuals on Saturday in Isfahan were reported as 'Nouri Zamani, 32, from Lahijan, Fathollah Joraksh, 30, from Isfahan, and Hossein Ali Koutahi.' These prisoners were arrested on separate charges related to drug offenses and sentenced to death by the judicial authorities of the Islamic Republic. Additionally, on Thursday, two other prisoners were executed in Lakan prison in Rasht, identified as 'Eslahollah Bakhsh, 36, an Afghan national, and Hamid Abadi Nejad from Rasht.' According to statistics recorded by the 'Human Rights Activists in Iran' group, at least '791 citizens,' including 25 women and 2 child offenders, were executed in 2023, marking an increase of over '33 percent' compared to the same period last year. Protests against the execution of prisoners in Iran have taken place in Frankfurt, Germany, and London, organized by the Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners in Iran. Concerns have been raised regarding the execution of political prisoners amid government crises, as discussed in interviews with activists and family members of condemned prisoners. A statement from 17 student groups declared that they cannot tolerate executions, and Amnesty International has reported that four Kurdish prisoners who have been 'forcibly disappeared' are at 'serious risk of execution.'
Five Prisoners Executed in Isfahan and Rasht
Five prisoners were executed in Isfahan and Rasht for drug-related offenses, with a significant increase in executions reported in 2023. Protests against these executions are occurring internationally, highlighting growing concerns over human rights violations in Iran.
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📰 What Happened
Iran executed five prisoners on drug charges in Isfahan and Rasht amid rising execution statistics.
- Iranian authorities execute Nouri Zamani, Fathollah Joraksh, Hossein Ali Koutahi, Eslahollah Bakhsh, Hamid Abadi Nejad
- Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners in Iran protest Iranian government
- Iran Human Rights Organization announce Iranian government
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The rise in executions indicates a troubling trend in Iran's human rights record.
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