Death sentence of two prisoners, including a Woman, in Tabriz Central Prison

Hengaw: Monday, November 11, 2024 

The death sentences of two prisoners, a woman named Mahrokh Khani and a man named Kazem Babaei, convicted on drug-related charges, were carried out in Tabriz Central Prison. 

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the executions took place at dawn on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Mahrokh Khani, 35, and Kazem Babaei, 45, both of Turkish ethnicity, were executed in Tabriz Central Prison. 

Informed sources report that Mahrokh Khani had been detained for four years and Kazem Babaei for two years and seven months before being sentenced to death on drug-related charges. 

As of the time of this report, news of their executions has not been announced by Iranian media or official sources.