IRAN - Pouya Asgari executed in Arak on January 12

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14 January 2025 :

January 12, 2025 - IRAN. Pouya Asgari executed in Arak on January 12
The death sentence of a man was carried out in Arak Prison.
According to HRANA, the execution took place at dawn on January 12, 2025.
The prisoner has been identified as Pouya Asgari, 37, a resident of Arak. Based on information obtained by HRANA, Asgari was arrested in 2020 on drug-related charges.
As of the time of this report, the execution has not been officially announced by prison authorities or relevant organizations.

https://www.en-hrana.org/drug-related-charges-a-prisoner-executed-in-arak-prison/

 
(Source: Hrana)

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