IRAN - 4 men executed in Khorramabad on May 18

May 18, 2023:

(May 18, 2023) - 4 men executed in Khorramabad on May 18
Ali Khoramshah Amrayi (Amraie, Amrai), Najaf Soleiman Reshad (Rashad), Firouz (Firoz) Yarinejad (Geravand) + Unk
According to information obtained by IHR, 4 men were executed in Khorramabad Central Prison (also Parsilon Prison) on 18 May. The identities of three of the men have been established as Ali Khoramshah Amrayi, Najaf Soleiman Reshad (Afghan) and Firouz Yarinejad (Geravand). The fourth man’s identity has not been established at the time of writing.
A source told IHR: “Ali Khoramshah was behind bars for around four years. He was sentenced for murder. Najaf Soleiman, who was Afghan, had also been on death row for four years and sentenced for murder.”
It is not clear whether Firouz Yarinejad (Geravand) was sentenced for murder, or for drugs.
At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported inside Iran.
Afghans constitute the largest group of non-Iranian execution and death row cases in Iranian prisons. In 2021, no execution of Afghan nationals was recorded until September, when five men were executed in the space of 35 days. On 10 October 2021, IHR expressed its concern that the Taliban takeover in August had facilitated the execution of Afghan nationals. That number more than tripled in 2022, with 16 Afghan nationals including a juvenile offender and a woman executed. At least five Afghans have been executed in 2023.

https://iranhr.net/en/articles/5919/
https://www.en-hrana.org/three-inmates-executed-in-khorramabad-prison/
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/05/the-executions-of-prisoners-in-khurramabad-prison-reached-five
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2023/05/statistics-an-afgan-citizens-death-sentence-was-carried-out-in-khoramabad-prison