Human Rights Iran has reported the execution of an Afghan national, Khairullah Goljani, in the Central Prison of Qazvin. The 45-year-old father of two, who worked as a vegetable vendor before his arrest, was sentenced to death on drug-related charges two years ago .
This execution is part of a recent surge in capital punishment in Iran, with seven inmates hanged in just a few days. Rights organizations highlight a worrying increase in the execution of Afghan citizens in Iran since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan .
Statistics indicate that dozens of Afghans have faced the gallows in Iran this year alone. Activists are raising urgent concerns about the lack of fair legal representation and the harsh treatment of Afghan prisoners within the Iranian judicial system .
Afghan prisoner executed in Iran’s Qazvin prison
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