Baluch Abdolsaboor Narouyi and Unidentified Man Executed in Qaen

According to Hal Vash, two men were executed Qaen Prison on November 2. The identity of one of the men who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges, has been established as 36-year-old Abdolsaboor Narouyi (pictured), a Baluch minority who was arrested three years ago. The second man who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was not identified.

At the time of writing, neither of their executions have been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

At least 251 including 6 women and 67 Baluch minorities were executed in the first six months of 2022. This is double the number of executions in the same period in 2021 when 117 people were executed.

Those charged with the umbrella term of “intentional murder” are sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) regardless of intent or circumstances due to a lack of grading in law. Once a defendant has been convicted, the victim’s family are required to choose between death as retribution, diya (blood money) or forgiveness.