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IRAN - 2 men executed in Orumiyeh (Urmia) on October 10
October 10, 2024: October 10, 2024
IRAN - 2 men executed in Orumiyeh (Urmia) on October 10. Borhan Ansari + Unk.
Iranian authorities today executed Borhan Ansari, a prisoner from Orumiyeh, arrested three years ago on drug-related charges, in Orumiyeh Central Prison, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned.
Ansari was transferred to solitary confinement on 9 October in preparation for execution.
According to Hrana, the second prisoner, originally from Bukan, had also been sentenced to death on drug-related charges.
These latest executions come as KHRN released a report today, on World Day against the Death Penalty, highlighting that at least 138 Kurdish prisoners have been executed in various prisons across Iran since 10 October last year.
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/news/2024/10/10/iran-executes-prisoner-for-drug-related-charges-in-orumiyeh-3#:~:text=Iranian%20authorities%20today%20executed%20Borhan,Network%20(KHRN)%20has%20learned.
https://www.en-hrana.org/two-prisoners-executed-in-urmia-prison/ (Source: kurdistanhumanrights.org)
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