Iran Executes Afghan Couple over Drug-Related Charges

Iran executes Afghan couple over drug-related charges

Iranian authorities have executed an Afghan couple convicted of drug-related offenses, according to a report released by the human rights organization Hengaw. The executions were reportedly carried out at the Central Prison of Qazvin, a city in northwestern Iran. The couple — identified as Hadiqa Abadi and Younis Mazarshams — had been arrested four years ago on narcotics charges and later sentenced to death in a joint case file. According to Hen…

Afghan Couple Executed in Qazvin Prison

HRANA – At dawn on Thursday, September 11, the death sentences of an Afghan couple, previously convicted on drug-related charges, were carried out in Qazvin Prison. The couple, identified as Younes Mazaarshams, 46, and his wife Hadigheh-Abadi, both Afghan nationals, were hanged at dawn on Thursday, September 11. They had been arrested on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court. According to the report, the co…