IRAN - Behnam Rigi and Shoaib Rigi have been executed at Zahedan Central Prison on December 19.
IRAN - Behnam Rigi and Shoaib Rigi have been executed at Zahedan Central Prison on December 19.

Behnam Rigi and Shoaib Rigi have been executed at Zahedan Central Prison on December 19.
According to Iran Human Rights, two prisoners were executed at Zahedan Central Prison on the morning of Saturday, December 19. The two prisoners, identified as Behnam Rigi and Shoaib Rigi, had been on death row for “drug-related” charges.
An informed source told IHR: “They had been detained for about four years and their case involved 50 kilograms of opium and smuggling arms was also added to their case. This is while Behnam and Shoaib were legally carrying their arms as they were members of the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps).
Yesterday, in an interview with Emtedad, Iranian human rights lawyer, Mostafa Nilli said that at least five death row inmates in Zahedan Prison had been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions. So far, Iran Human Rights has been unable to corroborate any other prisoner’s execution or transfer to solitary confinement in preparation for their execution.
At the time of writing, the executions of Behnam and Shoaib Rigi have not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.
- (Source: IHR)
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