IRAN - Yasser Gargij executed in Zahedan Prison on November 6
November 6, 2021: Yasser Gargij executed in Zahedan Prison on November 6. At least 96 prisoners, including a woman, have been executed on drug-related charges in Iranian prisons in 2021. According to the Baluch Activists Campaign, a Baluch man was executed in Zahedan Central Prison on the morning of November 6. His identity has been reported as Yasser Gargij who was arrested and sentenced to death in 2017 for drug-related offences. At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media in Iran.
Iran Human Rights | Article: Baluch Yasser Gargij Executed on Drug Charges in Zahedan | (iranhr.net) (Source: IHR)
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