IRAN - Mass executions in prisons in the north of the country in September

HRANA, the news agency of the Human Rights Activists, has received several reports in the last two weeks regarding mass executions in prisons in the north of the country, including Taybad, Torbat-e Jam, and Mashhad prisons. According to received reports, the executed prisoners were mostly foreign nationals with drug-related charges. Today, Thursday, September 23, nine prisoners were transferred for the execution of the death sentence in Torbat-e Jam prison (Razavi Khorasan Province), of which, eight were executed. The identity of one of them, 22 years old Mohammad Sadeghi, has been verified by HRANA. Last week, at least seven prisoners were executed in Mashhad prison. Two of the executed men had family ties with Mohammad Sadeghi. Also, at least five have been executed in Taybad prison in recent days, according to reports received by HRANA. Because many of the executed are foreign nationals, information is difficult to obtain about their identities. The identities of these individuals are still being investigated by HRANA. Given the approximate tone of the news, Hands Off Cain waited a month before publishing it, waiting for Hrana to give further details. Having reached October 26, despite the lack of further information on the Hrana website, NtC believes that it must still report the information.  

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