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One Woman and Five Men Executed in Iran

2013-10-01 12:22:29

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Iran Human Rights, October 1: Six prisoners were hanged in three different Iranian prisons, reported the Iranian state media. One of these prisoners was a woman who was hanged in the prison on September 25.
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Ardebil (north-western Iran) today, reported the Iranian State Broadcasting. The prisoners were identified as"a 39 year old man" convicted of trafficking 2 kilos and 10 grams of heroin, "a 37 year old man" convicted of trafficking 1831 grams of heroin, and "a 56 year old man" convicted of trafficking 17 kilos and 325 grams of crack, said the report.
The report also said that " so far this year (since March 21, 2013) 16 people have been executed in Ardebil, convicted of drug trafficking.
One man was hanged in the prison of Shiraz (southern Iran), reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars. According to the report the prisoner who was not identified by name, was 45 year old and was convicted of buying, possession and trafficking of 294 kilograms of cannabis and 1,5 kilograms of crack. The prisoner had been sentenced to life-time in prison, 360 million rials of fine, 50 lashes and execution. The execution was carried out early this morning.
One man and one women were hanged in the prison of Mashhad (northeastern Iran) reported the Iranian daily newspaper Khorasan. One of the prisoners was a 40 year old woman who was convicted of murdering her husband in 2007. The other prisoner was a 50 year old man who was also convicted of murdering a 65 year old man 7 years ago. The prisoners were hanged in the prison of Mashhad on September 25. and 23. respectively.

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More than 200 Executions in Iran Since the 2013 Presidential Election:

"Mr. Rouhani, Don’t Empty Prisons by Executing Prisoners"

2013-09-27 15:53:47

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Iran Human Rights, September 27: Several international news agencies published a report on the latest statement by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani regarding the release of several political prisoners in Iran. Quoting Mr. Rouhani, the French news agency AFP wrote, "’We don’t like to have anyone or see anyone in prison. We would like to have empty prisons,’ he told a forum of the Asia Society and Council on Foreign Relations."
Iran Human Rights (IHR) has issued the following response to Mr. Rouhani’s statement: "Mr. Rouhani, don’t empty the prisons by executing prisoners."
Recently, in a meeting with the forum of the Asia Society and Council on Foreign Relations, referring to the release of political prisoners, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was quoted as saying, "We want to empty prisons."
Welcoming the release of a number of political prisoners in Iran, IHR urges the international community to pay closer attention to the wave of executions in Iran.Since the Presidential election of June 14, 2013, at least 213 prisoners have been executed in Iran. 125 of these executions, among them a juvenile offender who had committed an alleged offence at the age of 14, were announced officially by state run media in Iran. At least four women are among those executed. In the same period less than 100 political prisoners have been given amnesty or released. Some of these prisoners had just few weeks left to serve on their sentences.
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR said: “We are very glad that these prisoners have been released, but we should keep in mind that most of the prisoners released in the past weeks had been sentenced to prison based on false allegations, were subjected to maltreatment and had sentences that were illegal according to international standards. We ask the international community and the media to pay closer attention to the wave of executions in Iran. We want the international community to ask Iranian authorities to stop executing and to say, ‘Don’t empty prisons by executing prisoners’. In addition to the death penalty, which is an inhumane punishment, there are several reports indicating many of those executed in Iran have been subjected to unfair trials, torture and forced confessions. Further, their executions are a clear violation of Iran’s international obligations. We urge the international community to react in strong opposition to the wave of executions in Iran.”

women,execution,Highlights Five Men and One Woman Were Hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison This morning- At least 54 Executions in September in Iran 2013-09-25 07:13:10 [English] [فارسى] Iran Human Rights, September 25: According to reliable sources in Iran six prisoners were hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj (west of Tehran) this morning. According to this sources three of the prisoners were identified as "Vahid Jahromi" from section 1, "Ali Faramarzi" from section 3 and "Hossein Torabi" from section 6 of the Rajai Shahr Prison and were all charged with murder. Three other prisoners among them one women from Gharchak Prison of Varamin, werealso executed this morning. There is no further information about these prisoners at this moment. According to the reports published by Iran Human Rights (IHR) at least 54 prisoners among them 4 women and one juvenile offender have been hanged in the month of September. 39 of the executions have been reported by the official Iranian sources. Iran Human Rights strongly condemns the wave of executions in Iran and urges the international community to react. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR, said: "We ask the world leaders and the General Secretary of the United Nations to condemn the wave of the executions and demand a stop in all executions in their dialogue with the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Death penalty is the worst kind of violence against the society and a violation of the right to life, and unfortunately Iran is on the top of the list of the countries practicing this violence."

execution,URGENT Four prisoners hanged in southeastern Iran - Three prisoners to be hanged Tomorrow 2013-09-24 18:04:54 [English] [فارسى] Iran Human Rights, September 24: Four prisoners were hanged in Kerman Prison (southeastern Iran) on September 24, reported state run Iranian news agencies. The prisoners— identified as "Farzad T.", "Masoud Kh.", "Meysam S." and "Ali M."— were reportedly charged with rape, immoral relationship, kidnapping and robbery. According to reliable sources from Iran, three prisoners are scheduled for execution in Rajai Shahr Prison tomorrow morning. The prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement earlier today.

children,execution,URGENT ,Highlights Execution of Juveniles in Iran: prisoner executed for murder committed at age 14; another juvenile offender scheduled for execution Tomorrow 2013-09-23 10:04:42 [English] [فارسى] [français] Iran Human Rights, September 23: According to local media in Iran, a juvenile offender was executed in Kazeroun (southern Iran) last week. According to the local newspaper, "Kazeroun-e-ma", an 18-year-old, who was convicted of committing a murder when he was 14, was executed in Kazeroun last week. The boy was not identified by name in the report. According to reports from Iran, another juvenile offender, Mohammad (Maher) Ayashi, is scheduled for execution in Ahwaz’s Karoun Prison (southwestern Iran) tomorrow morning. The boy, who is currently in his twenties, is convicted of murder during a street fight when he was 17 years old. Iran has ratified the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of the Child, which bans the death penalty for offences committed under 18 years of age. However, Iran is still one of few countries executing minors. Iran Human Rights condemns the execution of juveniles in Iran and urges the United Nations and all countries who have diplomatic ties with Iran to intervene, in order to save Mohammad Ayashi’s life. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR said: "The UN and the international community must do what they can to save Mohammad and other juveniles who are on death row in Iran. Human rights, the death penalty— in particular death penalty issued to juveniles— must be on top of the list of issues world leaders discuss with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the UN this week."