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IRAN - Allah Nazar Esmailzehi executed in Damghan Prison on May 31
May 31, 2022: Allah Nazar Esmailzehi executed in Damghan Prison on May 31.
According to the Baluch Activists Campaign, a Baluch man was executed Damghan Prison in Semnan province on May 31. His identity has been reported as Allah Nazar Esmailzehi (Esmail-Zehi), age 33, from Zahedan who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges. He was not in possession of any drugs when arrested by Semnan traffic police in January 2019. A source said: “The drugs that were registered to have belonged to Allah Nazar were discovered in an empty car the day after his arrest and had nothing to do with him. He was tortured by prison officials to make him accept the charges and force him into claiming the drugs belonged to him.”
At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media in Iran.
Iran Human Rights | Article: Baluch Allah Nazar Esmailzehi Executed for Drug Charges in Damghan | (iranhr.net)
Two Inmates Executed in Damghan and Karaj Prisons - Hrana (en-hrana.org) (Source: HRANA, IHR)
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