Yunes Mazar Shams

یونس مزارشمس

46 years old · Qazvin

11 September 2025 Executed

Life

• He worked as a caretaker in Taleghan, Karaj
  Persian original

  به‌عنوان سرایدار در طالقان کرج فعالیت می‌کرد

• He was married and had three young children.
  Persian original

  او متاهل و داری سه فرزند کودک بود.

• Afghan national
  Persian original

  تبعه افغانستان

The case

• Mr. Mazar Shams's death sentence was carried out together with his wife on 20 Shahrivar 1404 in Qazvin Central Prison (Choobindar).
  Persian original

  حکم اعدام آقای مزارشمس به همراه همسرش در ۲۰ شهریور ۱۴۰۴ در زندان مرکزی (چوبین در) قزوین به اجرا درآمد.

• Execution » hanging
  Persian original

  اعدام » حلق آویز

After their death

• The three children of Yunes Mazar Shams and his wife were returned to Afghanistan by the Iranian authorities a few months after their arrest.
  Persian original

  سه کودک یونس مزارشمس و همسرش،‌ چند ماه پس از بازداشت آنها توسط مقامات ایران به افغانستان بازگردانده شدند.

Sources

1. Abdorrahman Boroumand Center — Omid memorial

The name is recorded in at least two independent sources or in a human-rights organisation’s report.

Listed in

• Executed
• Executed, charge unknown
• Afghan nationals
• The year 1404 (2025–2026)
• Shahrivar 1404
• Qazvin Province
• Qazvin

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