11 Prisoners Executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison

HRANA News Agency – 11 Prisoners have been executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the 11 prisoners were charged with drug trafficking and have been hanged on June 8th. Continue reading “11 Prisoners Executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison”

6 Prisoners Hanged in Uremia Prison

HRANA News Agency – 6 prisoners have been hanged in the prison of Uremia.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 6 prisoners have been hanged on drug related charges in Uremia Prison on June 8th. Continue reading “6 Prisoners Hanged in Uremia Prison”

Seven Prisoners Hanged in Shiraz

HRANA News Agency – Seven prisoners with drug related charges were hanged in Shiraz.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these seven prisoners who had been transferred from Pirniya prison to solitary confinements in Adelabad prison on Friday, have been executed on June 6th. Continue reading “Seven Prisoners Hanged in Shiraz”

5 Prisoners Have Been Hanged in Tabriz

HRANA News Agency – 5 prisoners with drug related charges have been hanged in Tabriz last Sunday.

According to the report of the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these 5 prisoners were all charged with drug trafficking and have been hanged in the Central Prison of Tabriz on May 31st. Continue reading “5 Prisoners Have Been Hanged in Tabriz”

A Prisoner Hanged in Tabriz

HRANA News Agency – Mohammad Abbasnejad has been hanged in the Prison of Tabriz on June 1st.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Mohammad Abbasnejad, 32, son of Aziz, from Sardasht was hanged on charge of drug trafficking in the Central Prison of Tabriz on Monday June 1st. Continue reading “A Prisoner Hanged in Tabriz”

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Video Footage of the Last Moments of Prisoners before Being Taken to Gallows

HRANA News Agency – The video footage that you can watch here shows the last farewell of Farzad Tahai and Amin Babai, two prisoners who were executed on June 1st in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. HRANA published this footage to draw the attentions to the matter of death penalty and precisely to the execution of prisoners with drug related charges in Iran.

During the recent months the rate of the mass executions and sometimes public executions has increased although the Iranian officials had told that they were going to consider the matter of eliminating death penalty on drug related charges in a bill in the parliament in April. Continue reading “Video Footage of the Last Moments of Prisoners before Being Taken to Gallows”

12 Prisoners Hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison / One Died of Heart Attack in Solitary Confinement

HRANA News Agency – 12 Prisoners have been hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison of Karaj and one of the death row prisoners died after a heart attack in solitary confinement.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), these 13 prisoners had been transferred to solitary confinements on May 30th. 12 of them were hanged on June 1st but a prisoner identified as Mohammad Mirnejad died after having a heart attack in solitary confinement. Continue reading “12 Prisoners Hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison / One Died of Heart Attack in Solitary Confinement”

4 Prisoners Hanged in the Prison of Uremia

HRANA News Agency – 4 Prisoners have been hanged in Uremia.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Ardalan Rahdar, Mohammad Rashid Rahdar, Habib Rahdar and Shirzad Rashidi are the 4 prisoners who have been hanged in the Central Prison of Uremia on Monday, June 1st.

3 of these prisoners were cousins and all were charged with drug trafficking. They had been transferred to solitary confinements the day before.

The authorities have not announced the report of these executions yet.

2 Prisoners Hanged in Prison of Kerman

HRANA News Agency – Two prisoners who had been convicted of murder were hanged earlier this week in Kerman.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the death sentences of two prisoners, convicted to death on charges of murder, was conducted on Sunday 24th May, in the prison of Shahab, in Kerman. Continue reading “2 Prisoners Hanged in Prison of Kerman”

One Prisoner Hanged in Central Prison of Tabriz

HRANA News Agency – A prisoner who was charged with murder, was hanged in central prison of Tabriz, on Wednesday May 27.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the executed prisoner with the name of Nourooz Basiri, had committed murder two years ago. Continue reading “One Prisoner Hanged in Central Prison of Tabriz”