Iran Executes 13 Afghan Citizens in One Month, Rights Group Reports

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Iran Human Rights Organization has reported that Iran executed 166 individuals in October, including 13 Afghan nationals. This marks the highest monthly execution rate in the country in the past two decades, according to the organization’s statement released on Saturday, November 2.

Details regarding the Afghan citizens executed and the specific charges against them were not disclosed. The report noted that among those executed in October, at least 80 faced charges of “premeditated murder,” 54 were convicted of “drug-related offenses,” 12 for “armed rebellion or corruption,” and 10 for “rape.”