Iran has executed another Afghan national convicted of murder, adding to a growing number of Afghans put to death in the country’s prisons, according to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights Organisation.
The prisoner, identified as Ghorban Zainolnouri, had been living in Isfahan and was arrested at his workplace three years ago. He was executed on Wednesday, June 26, at Isfahan Central Prison, reportedly alongside an Iranian inmate.
The rights group condemned the execution, noting that Iranian law treats all cases of intentional murder the same, allowing for death sentences regardless of motive or mitigating circumstances.
While Iranian authorities have yet to confirm the execution, human-rights monitors say that at least six Afghan prisoners have been executed in the past week alone, and more than 80 Afghan nationals were executed in Iran over the course of last year, many without public transparency or official acknowledgement.
Rights activists have long raised concerns over lack of legal representation, unclear charges, and the disproportionate use of the death penalty, particularly against foreign nationals, including Afghan labourers and migrants.
