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IRAN - Peyman Soleimani, Aziz Yarhashemi and Shahram Kakavand executed in Karaj on September 6
September 6, 2022: Peyman Soleimani, Aziz Yarhashemi and Shahram Kakavand executed in Karaj on September 6.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three Kurdish men were executed in Karaj Penitentiary on September 6. Their identities have been established as 48-year-old Peyman Soleimani, Aziz Yarhashemi (pictured) and 35-year-old Shahram Kakavand, who were sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.
Peyman Soleimani was a father of three and Shahram Kakavand had two children.
The three prisoners were transferred from Wards 3 and 4 to solitary confinement on September 4 in preparation for their executions. They said goodbye to their families the day prior to execution.
At the time of writing, neither execution has been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
https://iranhr.net/en/articles/5461/
https://hengaw.net/en/news/the-execution-of-three-kurdish-prisoners-in-karaj-central-prison (Source: IHR)
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