The Kabul Tribune (KT) — An Afghan national has been executed in Iran after being sentenced to death on drug-related charges, according to a report by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights.
Hengaw reported that Iranian authorities carried out the
execution of Homayoun Nurzehi, an elderly Afghan citizen, in Zabol Central
Prison in Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the early hours of Sunday, June
21, 2026.
According to the report, Nurzehi, who was approximately 70
years old, had been arrested around two years ago and was later sentenced to
death on charges related to drug offenses. He had remained in detention at
Zabol Central Prison since his arrest.
Informed sources told Hengaw that the execution was
conducted without any prior public announcement. Iranian state media and official
judiciary sources have not confirmed or disclosed the execution.
