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IRAN - 161 prisoners executed in October
November 1, 2024: November 1, 2024 - IRAN. 161 prisoners executed in October
5 women
In October 2024, at least 161 prisoners were executed in the prisons of the Islamic Republic of Iran, marking an 83-case (106.5%) increase from September, when 78 executions were recorded. This represents the highest monthly number of executions documented in Iran in 2024.
The Statistics and Documents Centre of Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has confirmed the identities of 149 of the 161 executed prisoners, with the identities of the remaining 12 still under investigation.
The executions in October included at least 22 Kurdish prisoners, 21 Turkish prisoners, 15 Baloch prisoners, 12 Lur prisoners, 5 Arab prisoners, 3 Gilak prisoners, 2 Turkmen prisoners and at least nine Afghan nationals.
Notably, the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, an Iranian-German dual national and political prisoner, was carried out in secrecy. Additionally, a 21-year-old Baloch prisoner, convicted of murder, who was only 17 at the time of his crime, was executed in Zahedan Central Prison; this prisoner was identified as Mehdi Barahouei.
Among those executed in October were at least five women in various prisons, including Tabriz (2 cases), Ahar, Hamedan, and Ghezel Hesar in Karaj. Four were convicted of murder, while one was sentenced to death for drug-related charges.
Of the 161 prisoners executed in October, only 14 cases (8.5%) were reported by state media and judiciary-affiliated websites. Six executions were carried out in secrecy, without informing the prisoners’ families or granting them a final visitation.
Classification by charges:
Murder: 83 cases (51.5% of all executions)
Political: 1 case
Drug-related offenses: 64 cases
Corruption on Earth: 4 cases
Rape: 7 cases
Armed robbery: 2 cases
https://hengaw.net/en/reports-and-statistics-1/2024/11/article-2 (Source: Hengaw)
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