Afghan juvenile offender hanged in Yazd Central Prison

Hengaw: Monday, December 2, 2024

The death sentence of Ismail Barakzai, an 18-year-old Afghan juvenile offender, was carried out in Yazd Central Prison. Barakzai, previously convicted of “premeditated murder,” had been arrested and sentenced to death. Hengaw had earlier reported the execution of two other Baloch prisoners in the same facility.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at dawn on Thursday, November 28, 2024, the death sentence of Ismail Barakzai, originally from Farah Province in Afghanistan and residing in Yazd, was carried out in Yazd Central Prison.

As reported by the Haalvsh news outlet, Barakzai was arrested last year following an altercation in which he was accused of murdering a young man in Meybod, Yazd. He was subsequently sentenced to death by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

It is noteworthy that Barakzai was only 17 years old at the time of the incident. His execution followed shortly after his arrest.

Hengaw had previously reported the execution of two other Baloch prisoners, Davood Mohammadi Takht-Shah (also known as Dahmardeh), 33, and Osman Dahmardeh, 26, both residents of Zahedan, on the same day in Yazd Central Prison. They had been convicted of drug-related charges and sentenced to death.

As of this report, the executions of these prisoners have not been publicly announced by state-affiliated media, particularly those close to the judiciary.