26 December 2021 :
Three men executed on drug-related charges in Shiraz Prison on December 19.
121 prisoners executed on drug-related charges in 2021.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were executed on drug-related charges in Shiraz Central Prison on the morning of December 19. Their identities have been established as Isfahan native Hamed Darvish and Baluch Naeim Shehbakhsh and Abdolkhalegh Salarzehi.
Informed sources told Iran Human Rights: “Naeim Shehbakhsh and Abdolkhalegh Salarzehi were from the village of Kolahvar in Taftan province and had been behind bars for around five years. Hamed Darvish was from Isfahan and was arrested for carrying 85 kilograms of methamphetamine. He was arrested in the Kazeroun area around six years ago.”
At the time of writing, none of their executions have been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
