IRAN - Names of 4 men executed in Khorramabad on May 5
May 5, 2023: (May 5, 2023) - Names of 4 men executed in Urmia on May 5. The fate of a 5th prisoner, a Turkish Azerbaijani man, arrested on drug-related charges, who was transferred to solitary confinement is still unknown. IHR and Engaw identified, at different times, 4 men executed at Urmia Jail, Khorramabad on 5 May. They were all sentenced for drugs. Faramarz Shakhsi was initially identified. Today (May 7) we can add the names of the other 3 men: Davod Mahmoudyar (Dawud Mahmoudyar), Behzad Hanifi (Behzad Pourhanifi), and Mehdi Teymuri. Mahmoudyar was a Turkish Azerbaijani from Urmia, Hanifi, from Urmia, was married and father of two, and Mehdi Teymuri was a Turkish Azerbaijani.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/5880/ https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/05/the-number-of-prisoners-executed-in-urmia-prison-increased-to-four-people (Source: IHR, Hengaw)
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