Sunday 30 November 2014

Two Prisoners Hanged in Iran

Two Prisoners Hanged in Iran

Iran Human Rights, November 29, 2014: Two prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian prisons.edam-isca
According to Aftabnews, one prisoner was hanged in the central prison of Qom (south of Iran) early Saturday morning 29. November. The prisoner who was not identified by name, was convicted of a murder .
The news website Mizan reported about the execution of one prisoner in the prison of Ardebil (Northeastern Iran). The prisoner who was not identified by name was convicted of participation in possession of 5940 grams of heroin, said the report.

Soheil Arabi’s Death Sentence

Exercising freedom of expression is not a crime”- World Coalition Against the Death Penalty Calls for Removal of Soheil Arabi’s Death Sentence

Iran Human Rights, November 28, 2014: World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) has called for the immediate removal of Soheil Arabi’s death sentence.  WCADP is a coalition of more than 140 international non-governmental organizations from more than 40 countries, including Amnesty International, The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Together against the death penalty (ECPM) and Iran Human Rights.
The  statement which is published on Friday 28. November says:
“Exercising freedom of expression is not a crime”- World Coalition Against the Death Penalty Calls for Removal of Soheil logo_enArabi’s Death Sentence
Soheil Arabi, a 30 year old Iranian photographer, has been sentenced to death for “insulting the Prophet” on Facebook and his death sentence has been upheld by the Iranian Supreme Court. The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty (WCADP) strongly condemns Mr. Arabi’s death sentence and calls on the Iranian authorities to rescind it immediately.
The President of the World Coalition, Florence Bellivier, stated: “Soheil Arabi has been sentenced to death solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression. We call for immediate removal of his death sentence and urge the Iranian authorities to release him.”
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the Spokesperson of Iran Human Rights (IHR), a member of the Steering Committee of WCADP said: “Iranian penal law allows death penalty for many non-violent charges such as “insulting the Prophet.” Reversal of these death sentences must be the highest priority of the international community’s dialogue with Iran”.
The Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) arrested Soheil Arabi in November 2013. Mr. Arabi  was held in solitary confinement for two months inside IRGC’s Ward 2-A at Evin Prison, before he was transferred to Evin’s General Ward 350, where he is being held now. Branch 76 of the Tehran Criminal Court, under Judge Khorasani, found Arabi guilty of “sabb al-nabi” (insulting the Prophet), for postings Soheil Arabi made on eight Facebook accounts, which the authorities said belong to Soheil Arabi, on August 30, 2014. The Supreme Court upheld the sentence on 24 November 2014.Soheil-Arabi-2
Article 262 of the Iranian Penal Code provides sentence of death for insulting the Prophet of Islam or any of the other grand prophets.
Mr. Arabi’s death sentence is a clear violation of Iran’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to respect the right to freedom of expression.

Young Man (20) Hanged in Public for “Immoral Acts” in Iran Today


Three prisoners were hanged in public two different cities of Khorasan-Razavi Province  today. One of the prisoners was hanged charged with the vague charges of “immoral acts”. Iran Human Rights calls for international condemnation of the recent wave of public executions in Iran.Image-Rasht-ex

Iran Human Rights, November 27, 2014: Three prisoners were hanged publicly in the cities of Mashhad and Joghatai today, reported the Iranian state media. According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars the prisoner who was hanged in Joghatai (a twon near Mashhad) was identified as “M. Gh.” (20 year old), originally sentenced to death for murder (Qesas- retribution)  and for immoral acts. The prisoner was later pardoned by the family of the murder victim, but he was executed for “immoral acts”. The report added that “M. Gh”. has sent request of pardon for immoral acts but his request was not granted by the Province Commission. There are no further specifications of what  “immoral acts” the prisoner was sentenced to death for.
Two other prisoners identified as “Ali M.” and “Ali Gh.” were hanged in Mashhad at 9.15 AM this morning, reported Asr-e-Iran news site. The prisoners were charged with “offences like theft, murder, disruption of order and spreading fear among the people” said the report.
Iran Human Rights (IHR) strongly condemns the new execution wave in Iran. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR said: “The international community must react to the wave of the executions in Iran. Besides being barbaric and inhumane, the charges used by the Iranian authorities are often vague and many of the executions are arbitrary”.

Three Prisoners Hanged in Iran Today


Iran Human Rights, November 26, 2014:  Three prisoners were hanged in two different prisons in Iran today, 26. November.  According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Qazvin, two prisoners identified as “M” (23) charged with murder, and “M. Sh.” charged with possession and trafficking of 9300 grams of heroin were hanged in the prison of Qazvin (Western Iran). edam1

The official website of Mazandaran Judiciary reported about the execution of a man identified as “Alireza M” today. The prisoner was convicted of murder and was hanged early this morning in the prison of Sari (Northern Iran).
Tomorrow, Thursday, three prisoners are scheduled to be hanged in public in Khorasan Razavi Province

Three Prisoners Scheduled to be Publicly Executed in 48 Hours in North-Eastern Iran

Three Prisoners Scheduled to be Publicly Executed in 48 Hours in North-Eastern Iran

Iranian media have reported about the execution of one man convicted of murder in Mashhad yesterday, and scheduled public hanging of three prisoners on Thursday this week.
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Iran Human Rights, November 25, 2014: Three men are scheduled to be hanged in public in the Iranian province of Khorasan-Razavi (Northeastern Iran) said the Prosecutor of the “Public and Revolution Court” of Mashhad to the reporters today. Quoting Gholamali Sadeghi, the state run Iranian news agency Fars reported that three prisoners convicted of murder will be hanged publicly on Thursday 27. November. Two of the prisoners will be hanged in Mashhad while the third prisoner will be hanged in the town of Joghanai (near Mashhad). The report didn’t identify the prisoners.
Iran is the country with the highest number of public executions. Iran’s practice of public executions has been criticized both by the international community and the civil society inside Iran.