Secret Mass-Executions

Secret Mass-Executions of Drug-Convicts in Kerman Prison (Southeastern Iran)

– DECEMBER 30, 2014POSTED IN: EXECUTION, EXECUTION FOR DRUG CHARGES, FEATURE, MASS EXECUTIONS, REPORTS

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Tens of prisoners have been executed in the past few months in the prison of Kerman (Southeastern Iran) and their executions have not been announced by the official media. Most of the prisoners have been convicted of drug-related charges. It is not known how long these executions have been going on but it is certain that the executions are not limited only to the past few months. Iran Human Rights (IHR) is investigating further details of the executions.

Mehdi Zabolizadeh (51)- Cemetery of Bam

Iran Human Rights, December 28, 2014: At least 33 prisoners have been executed in the prison of Kerman since August 2014, according to sources Iran Human Rights(IHR) has been in contact with. The prisoners have often been executed in groups of 6-8 at a time, according to these sources. Except for one prisoners who was charged with murder, all the other prisoners had been sentenced to death for drug-related charges.  No executions in the prison of Kerman has been reported by the official Iranian sources in this period.

Human rights groups have reported secret mass-executions of prisoners convicted of drug-related charges in several Iranian prisons in the pas few months. These prisons include Ghezelhesar Prison of Karaj, prison of Bandar Abbas, prison of Zahedan, prison of Urmia and Adelabad prison of Shiraz.

Mohammadreza Mazloumi (23)- Cemetery of Bam

Mohammad Gholampour Bami (55)- Cemetery of Bam

IHR strongly condemns executions and urges the international community to react. Mahmood Amiry- Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR said: “These executions are in violation of international law since drug-related charges are not considered as “the most serious crimes” and  many of the prisoners have been subjected to unfair trials, torture and forced confession. We ask the United Nations to conduct  an independent investigation on the secret mass-executions in the Iranian prisons.”

The following are the dates and names of some of those executed in the period of August 26 to November 14, 2014:

5 executions on August 26: Hossein Shahriari, Abbas Pouryazdanpanah, Hamid Mir , Mohammad Hosseini and one unidentified prisoner (reported by HRANA).

8 executions on September 18: Mohammad Javad Hasan Abadi, Jalil Shahiki, Mohammad Afshar, Alireza Nouroz Mahani, Hasan Sarhadi, Rouhollah Khaleghi, Gholizadeh, Mehdi Zabolizadeh (Picture, above)

6-8 executions on October 7: One of the prisoners was identified as Mohammadreza Mazloumi (24 year old), convicted of murder (Picture, lower panel, right),   the others not identified by name.

2 executions on October 23: None of the prisoners identified by name (reported by HRANA)

6-8 executions on November 4: None of the prisoners are identified by name

6-8 executions on November 14:  Mohammadreza Gholampour Bami (picture, lower panel, left) , the others not identified by name.  4 of the prisoners were Iranian Turks (Northwestern Iran).

Two Prisoners hanged in Iran

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Two prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian prisons last Wednesday  17. December.

Iran Human Rights, December 23, 2014: A 26 year old man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran). The man who was not identified by name, was convicted of murdering his brother in law, reported the Iranian state media. The execution took place in the prison of Mashhad, in the presence of the judges and prison officials. The report didn’t mention whether the family of the murder victim were present, as they normally do.

Another prisoner identified as “A.B.” was hanged in the prison of Qazvin (Western Iran), reported the news website Asr-e-no. The prisoner was convicted of murdering another person identified as “M.K.” and the execution was carried out on Wednesday 17. December.

One Woman and Two Men Hanged in Iran

– DECEMBER 17, 2014POSTED IN: EXECUTION, EXECUTION FOR MURDER, FEATURE, WOMEN EXECUTION

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Iran Human Rights, December 17, 2014: One woman and two men were hanged in the Rajaishahr Prison of Karaj (West of Tehran) early Wednesday morning 15. December, according to reports from reliable sources Iran Human Rights (IHR) has been in contact with.

One of the men identified as Hamidreza Khajavi (about 50 years of age) was charged with murder. He was from the ward 2 of Rajaishahr prison.

The two others who were executed today were a woman and a man who has together murdered the woman’s husband. The man was from the ward 6 of Rajaishahr prison and the woman was from the Khorein prison of Varamin. At the present moment  no more information is available about the two individuals.

Official Iranian sources haven’t announced these executions yet.

Three Prisoners Hanged in Iran

Three Prisoners, Among Them An Afghan Citizen Hanged in Iran

– DECEMBER 12, 2014POSTED IN: EXECUTION, EXECUTION FOR MURDER, FEATURE

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Iran Human Rights, December 11, 2014: Three prisoners were hanged in the Rajaishahr Prison of Karaj (west of Tehran) yesterday 10. December, reported the Iranian media. 

According to the Iranian daily newspaper Shargh, two of the prisoners, identified as “Morteza” and “Mansour”, were convicted of sexual abuse and rape of two young boys. They were scheduled to be hanged publicly yesterday but for some reasons the executions were carried out inside the prison.

Several Iranian news sites such as Tabnak reported about the execution of an Afghan citizen in the Rajaishahr Prison yesterday. The man who was not identified by name was convicted of murdering another man. The victim’s wife was sentenced to imprisonment for complicity.

Woman Executed for Drug-Related Charges in Iran

At least 27 people have been executed for drug-related charges in the first 10 days of December 2014.

Iran Human Rights, December 10, 2014: A female prisoner was hanged in the prison of Qazvin (Western Iran) early this morning, reported the Iranian state media.

According to the state run Iranian news agency ISCA, a woman identified as “F. Gh.” was arrested for trafficking of  2 kilograms of heroin and 6 kilograms of opium. The report said that “she was smuggling the drugs on behalf of others”.

Drug-related charges account for the majority of the executions in the last 5 years in Iran.  Those charged with possession or trafficking of narcotic drugs are tried by the Revolution Courts, behind the closed doors, and they don’t have the right to appeal.

18 Executions for Drug-Related Charges in One Day in Iran

 18 people were executed in three different Iranian prisons on Tuesday according to unofficial sources. All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges and there were two women and one Afghan citizen among them.

Iran Human Rights, December 2, 2014: Eleven prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj (west of Tehran) early Tuesday morning 2. December, reported the human rights activists news agency (HRANA) and the human rights and democracy activists in Iran (HRDAI). All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges according to the report. Iran Human Rights (IHR) has confirmed the executions.

HRDAI has identified seven of the prisoners by name and and claimed that there was one woman and one Afghan citizen among the prisoners executed on Tuesday.

HRANA also reported about seven other executions in two different prisons on Tuesday. Three prisoners male prisoners identified as Yadollah Fahimi, Mokhtar Davoudkhah and one female prisoner identified as Marziye Ostavari were hanged in the prison of Urmia (Northwestern Iran). Three other prisoners were hanged in the prison of Bandar Abbas (Southern Iran). These prisoners were identified as Ali Akbar Nouraddini, Alireza Ghorbani and Hossein Shahozehi. All the prisoners were convicted of drug related charges.

Iran is the country with the highest number of executions for drug-related charges. This is despite the fact that drug-related charges are not considered as the most serious crimes by the international law.

Large number of executions in Iran are not announced by the official Iranian media.