Reza Tajik Transferred for Execution in Karaj Penitentiary

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, Reza Tajik who is on death row for drug-related charges has been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution in Karaj Penitentiary.

An informed source told Iran Human Rights: “Reza Tajik’s father is an Afghan national and his mother, Iranian. His execution is due to take place tomorrow.”

More than 500 people including 2 juvenile offenders have been executed in 2022, the highest annual execution since 2017.