Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); October 22, 2024: At least 4 men including an Afghan national were transferred to the pre-execution solitary confinement cells of Ghezelhesar Prison. They are on death row for murder and drug-related charges.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, at least four men including an Afghan national were transferred to solitary confinement on 21 October, in preparation for their executions in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj.
The men who are on death row for murder and drug-related charges, are scheduled to be executed within hours.
Drug-related executions have continuously risen every year since 2021. According to IHRNGO’s 2023 Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 471 people were executed for drug-related charges, an 84% increase compared to 2022 (256) and about 18 times the average of drug-related executions in 2018-2020. In the first six months of 2024, at least 147 people were executed for the charges.