Iran executes 29 convicts in a single day
26 men were executed in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj outside Tehran
Tehran: Iran on Wednesday hanged at least 29 convicts in a single day, including 26 in a group execution in one prison, a rights group said, a day after facing international condemnation for executing a man in connection with 2022 protests.
Norway-based Iran Human Rights said 26 men were executed in Ghezelhesar Prison in Karaj outside Tehran, while three other men were executed in Karaj's city prison.
Those executed, who included two Afghan nationals, had been convicted of murder, drug-related and rape charges.
Other rights groups including US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) and Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) also confirmed the execution of at least two dozen people in Karaj.