Iran Human Rights (IHR); April 8, 2021: Baluch prisoner Yasser Daryayi-Narouyi, on death row on drug-related charges, has been executed in Sabzevar Prison.
According to the Baluch Activists Campaign, Zahedan native, Yasser Daryayi-Narouyi was executed in Sabzevar Prison in the early hours of April 7.
The Baluch prisoner had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges.
According to the report, Yasser was arrested on charges of carrying drugs a year and a half ago in Bardaskan province and sentenced to death.
At the time of writing, Yasser Daryayi-Narouyi’s execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
It has been almost four years since an Article was added to the Anti-Narcotics Law in 2017 to limit death sentences specifically and provide a general degree of reprieve in some cases.
However, while the numbers reduced that year, the death penalty is still being used in drug-related cases.
According to Iran Human Rights’ Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, at least 25 people were executed on drug-related charges in 2020.
Prisoner Safar Rahimi Executed in Taybad Prison
Iran Human Rights (IHR); April 8, 2021: A prisoner sentenced to death on drug-related charges has been executed in Taybad Prison.
According to Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Taybad Prison in the early hours of this morning, April 8.
His identity has been established as 39 year-old Safar Rahimi and he was sentenced to death on drug-related charges.
An informed source told IHR: “Safar Rahimi’s charges were 109 kilograms of methamphetamine and he had his last visit with his family yesterday.”
At the time of writing, Safar Rahimi’s execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
Prisoner Hojat Ghaed Executed in Zanjan
Iran Human Rights (IHR); April 7, 2021: A prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed in Zanjan Central Prison.
According to Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Zanjan Central Prison in the early hours of April 15.
Sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, his identity has been established as 36 year-old Zanjan native, Hojat Ghaed.
An informed source told IHR: “Hojat had been in prison for about four years. He was arrested for the murder of a relative following a verbal altercation over financial disputes.”
The source also spoke about conditions at the prison: “In Zanjan Prison, 11 prisoners contracted COVID-19 and were sent to the prison infirmary, but the infirmary has no facilities. So, some prisoners asked their families to request furloughs so they may be treated outside of prison. But the authorities refused and said that they would take care of them in prison.”
At the time of writing, Hojat Ghaed’s execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
According to Iran Human Rights’ Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 211 of the 267 people executed in 2020 were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for "premeditated murder."
As there are no legal distinctions made between murder and manslaughter, whether voluntary or involuntary in Iran, those charged under the umbrella term of “premeditated murder” will receive the death penalty regardless of intent and the circumstances.
, Staff, April 7-8, 2021
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