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Hossein Pourfayaz Executed in Urmia

12 Mar 23
Hossein Pourfayaz Executed in Urmia

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); March 12, 2023: Hossein Pourfayaz, a man sentenced to death for drug-related charges, was executed in Urmia Central Prison.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Urmia Central Prison on March 10. His identity has been established as Hossein Pourfayaz who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

An informed source told Iran Human Rights: “Hossein Pourfayaz was arrested for drug-related charges around five years ago and sentenced to death.

Iran Human Rights previously reported the execution of Saleh Ghassemi and Mansour Abdizadeh on that day at the prison.

At the time of writing, none of their executions have not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

On January 27, Iran Human Rights warned of the high number of drug executions currently being carried out in Iran. Of the 66 executions carried out in January, at least 43 (65%) people were executed for drug-related charges, none of which were officially announced.