Two stateless Baloch brothers, beforehand sentenced to dying for drug-related crimes, had been executed in the present day, eighth of Bahman 1402 [Iranian calendar year].
The Baloch Activists Campaign reported the execution of those two Baloch residents in Birjand jail. The people had been recognized as 24-year-old Aref Es’hagh Zehi, married with one youngster, and 30-year-old Asef Es’hagh Zehi, father of three kids. Both had been the sons of Zaher from Zabol.
According to studies, the brothers had been arrested in Birjand in 1400 [Iranian calendar year] for drug-related crimes and had been subsequently sentenced to dying by the Revolutionary Court of the town.
An in depth relative of the prisoners reported to the marketing campaign’s correspondent: “A couple of days in the past, Asef referred to as from jail, informing that after fingerprinting, the jail authorities informed him and his brother that they might be deported to Afghanistan with out the execution of the sentence.”
It is noteworthy that the execution of those two Baloch residents occurred with none closing visitation rights or prior notification to their household.
According to the 2023 annual report of the Baloch Activists Campaign, there have been 119 reported instances of execution within the final yr, involving roughly 177 Baloch residents, together with one international nationwide from Afghanistan.