Islamic Republic Of Iran Has Executed Nine Afghan Prisoners In One Month

The Islamic Republic of Iran executed at least 138 prisoners, including nine Afghans, in December 2024, the human rights organisation Hengaw reported.

The organisation wrote that the number of executions in Iran in December increased by 9.5 percent compared to the previous month.

The Hengaw Human Rights Organisation reported on Thursday, January 2, that the Islamic Republic's judiciary has executed at least 28 Kurdish prisoners, 22 Baluch prisoners, 15 Turkish prisoners, 12 Lur prisoners, and six Gilak prisoners in December 2024.

The organisation said that this month, six women were executed by the Islamic Republic of Iran's judiciary in prisons in Isfahan, Zanjan, Yazd, and Sari.
In a separate report, Iran Human Rights also reported that the Islamic Republic executed five prisoners, including three Afghans, in Bandar Abbas Central Prison on Wednesday, January 1.

The Hengaw Human Rights Organisation, which operates outside Iran, said that of a total of 138 executions this month, three were announced by official sources of the Islamic Republic. The organisation noted that six of these prisoners were executed in secret without the knowledge of their families and the right to a last visit with their families.

Hengaw added that 75 prisoners were executed on drug-related charges, 61 for murder, and 10 for armed robbery.

The human rights organisation Hengaw has previously announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran has executed at least 74 Afghan prisoners in 2024.

The Islamic Republic has continued to carry out executions despite the objections of international organisations. Human rights organisations operating outside Iran have acknowledged that the Islamic Republic has increased the execution of Afghan prisoners after the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan.