IRAN - Abdolbari Rigi, and Ms Hayati, a woman, executed in Shiraz on May 22
Abdolbari Rigi, and Ms Hayati, a woman, executed in Shiraz on May 22.
133rd woman executed since the summer of 2013.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a woman and a Baluch man were executed in Shiraz Central Prison on May 22. The man’s identity has been established as 32-year-old Abdolbari Rigi who was sentenced to death on drug-related charges.
The identity of the executed woman has only been established as Ms Hayati and she was sentenced to qisas for the murder of her husband.
Speaking to Iran Human Rights about Abdolbari Rigi’s case, a source said: “Abdolbari was supposed to have his last visit with his family on Saturday but they executed him without notifying his family. He was held in the solitary confinement of the Ershad (punitive) ward for 48 hours.” At the time of writing, neither of their executions have been reported by domestic media in Iran.
- (Source: IHR)
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