The Islamic Republic's judiciary has executed another prisoner amid a significant rise in death penalties in the country.
According to Norway-based Iran Human Rights Organization, 42-year-old Behzad Bidrang, a father of two from Ajab Shir in East Azerbaijan province, was executed in Qazvin Central Prison on March 14.
Bidrang was arrested for drug-related charges two years ago and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.
There has been no official news coverage of these executions in government-affiliated media, including outlets connected to the Iranian judiciary.
According to the Iran Human Rights Organization's report, the Islamic Republic executed approximately 834 individuals last year. Out of these, 471 – constituting 56 percent– were put to death for drug-related crimes.
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