Two Men Hanged at Urmia Prison for Drug Charges

According to IHR sources, two men were hanged on Wednesday, July 17, at Urmia Central Prison. They were sentenced to death for drug-related charges. IHR could identify the prisoners as Moharram Nemati and Asgar (Akbar) Bartar.

At least 110 people were executed in Iran in the first half of 2019; Only 37 of the executions have been announced by authorities or Iranian media. Iran Human Rights (IHR) could confirm 73 more through its sources. IHR only reports the unannounced executions if it could confirm those with two separate credible sources. Therefore, the actual number of executions may be even higher than reported.