IRAN - Zahedan Central Prison

IRAN - Zakaria Baluch executed in Zahedan Prison on October 19

October 19, 2021:

Zakaria Baluch executed in Zahedan Central Prison on October 19.
According to the Baluch Activists Campaign, a Baluch man was executed in Zahedan Central Prison on the morning of October 19. His identity has been reported as Zakaria Baluch who was sentenced to death on drug-related charges in 2018. An informed source was reported as saying: “Zakaria picked up a passenger in his own car and was driving him across the city with his belongings in Zakaria’s car boot when the police stopped them on suspicion. The passenger escaped as the police were approaching his car. The police found the drugs in his boot when they searched the car.” According to the report, Zakaria had repeatedly maintained his innocence in court. At the time of writing, the execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

Iran Human Rights | Article: Baluch Prisoners Saeed Sadeghi and Zakaria Baluch Executed | (iranhr.net)