Four prisoners executed in Iran

Four prisoners were executed at jails in Iran, as the Islamic Republic added to its toll of hundreds of lives taken in capital punishment this year, Report informs, citing Iran International.

Zabihollah Arjmand, 35, was hanged in Dehdasht Central Prison, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).

Two Kurdish prisoners, Khaled Rouhi and Sirous Heydari, were executed in Sanandaj Central Prison. A prisoner in Saqqez Central Prison was also executed.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reported to the General Assembly in October on human rights violations in Iran. He warned that at least 419 executions had been carried out in the first seven months of the year alone in Iran, a shocking rise of 30% over the same period in 2022.