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IRAN - Nasser Azmoudeh and Shahriar Amiri executed in Urmia on July 3
July 3, 2021: Nasser Azmoudeh and Shahriar Amiri executed in Urmia Central Prison on July 3. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, two men were executed in Urmia Central Prison this morning. Their identities have been established as Nasser Azmoudeh and Shahriyar Amiri, who were on death row for drug-related crimes. Yesterday, IHR reported that the two men had been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions. Nasser Azmoudeh and Shahriyar Amiri have been detained since 2018 and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Urmia. At least 42 prisoners, including one woman, have been executed on drug-related charges in Iranian prisons in 2021. At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/4790/ (Source: IHR)
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