HRANA News Agency – A prisoner was hanged after serving 18 years in the prison in Khomain.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Gholamhossain Baigi, a prisoner who had been charged with homicide, was executed after being kept in prison for 18 years, in Khomain prison in Markazi province, on Wednesday, November 23. Continue reading “A Prisoner Executed after Serving 18 Years in the Prison”
HRANA News Agency – Jamshid Tahami, a prisoner who had been charged with possession of drugs, was hanged in central prison of Mahabad.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this prisoner was executed in the morning of November 4. Continue reading “A Prisoner Executed in Mahabad”
HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners with drug related charges were executed in central prison of Uremia.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – the death sentences of three prisoners with drug related charges were carried out in central prison of Uremia on November 2. Continue reading “3 Prisoners Executed in Uremia”
HRANA News Agency – On November 14, 2016, six prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in Orumiyeh Central Prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on November 14, 2016, six prisoners with drug-related charges were executed in Orumiyeh Central Prison. Continue reading “6 Prisoners Executed in Orumiyeh Prison”
HRANA – On the anniversary of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, The Department of Statistics and Publications of the Human Rights Activists in Iran publishes an annual report on executions in Iran. This report is intended to provide visibility to the dire situation where thousands of people are awaiting execution. The present report concerns the individuals executed in the one year period from 10 October 2015 until the beginning of October 2016 and refers to at least 504 people executed in different parts of Iran by hanging. The report shows a decrease by about 38% in the number of executions compared to the same period last year. Most of these individuals had been condemned to death in unfair courts and deprived of access to lawyers. Moreover, this report shall not be considered an accurate and comprehensive estimate since the Iranian government has placed enormous restrictions on human rights related activities and independent human right organizations.
Since October 10th, 2015 to the beginning of October, 2016, this organization published 298 reports regarding the executions in Iran. These reports include a total of 588-execution decrees out of which 504 individuals have been already executed. Out of the 504 executions, a total of 39 people were executed in public. Among the victims whose identity has been established, there were 9 women, and the age of 4 individuals was under 18 years at the time they committed the alleged crimes.
In comparison with the number of executions in the same period last year, there has been a 38% decrease in the number of executions but also a 12% increase in the number of execution decrees. The number of public executions has fallen by 30% over the same period, and execution of women has also shown a 19% decline.
According to this report, 57% of the executions were related to the charges of drug trafficking, 26% for murder, 6% for rape, 7% for political charges, and 4% for miscellaneous cases.
The following pie chart illustrates the number of executions in different provinces of Iran. This graph shows that the province of Alborz with three most populated prisons and 29% executions comes in the 1st place, and provinces of West Azerbaijan and Hormozgan with 10% and 8% are in the 2nd and 3rd places, respectively.
According to this report, the number of public executions has been 8% of the total number of executions as shown in the following figure.
The following graph shows the number of executions reported by independent human rights organizations, which is estimated to be 61% of the executions carried out covertly.
HRANA News Agency – On November 5, two prisoners were hanged on charge of “trafficking drugs” in Parsilon prison in Khorramabad of Lorestan Province.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on November 5, two prisoners were hanged on charge of “keeping and carrying 10 kilograms of drugs” after 8 years imprisonment in Parsilon prison in Khorramabad. Continue reading “2 Prisoners Executed in Khorramabad”
HRANA News Agency – On November 10, 5 prisoners were executed in the prison of Kerman.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on November 10, 5 prisoners were hanged in the prison of Kerman. Continue reading “5 Prisoners Executed in Kerman”
HRANA News Agency – At least two prisoners with drug related charges were executed in Salmas.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least two prisoners were hanged in Salmas prison, on November 1st. One prisoner was transferred from Uremia prison to Salmas. These prisoners were charged with drug related charges. Continue reading “At Least 2 Prisoners Executed in Salmas”
HRANA News Agency – On November 6, at least three prisoners were executed in Vakilabad prison in Mashhad.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on November 6, 2016, at least three drug offenders were executed in Vakilabad prison in Mashhad. Continue reading “At Least 3 Prisoners Executed in Mashhad”
HRANA News Agency – With authentication of the identity of another inmate who was executed at Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj, the number of victims rose to 12. Lack of communication with other prisoners and families of prisoners and holding him in the ward of prisoners with mental problems, is one of the reasons for the delay in identifying the prisoner who was executed.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), with authentication of the identity of a prisoner who was executed, the number of executed prisoners on Wednesday, October 19 in Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj rose to 12 prisoners. This is while the judiciary and parliament members have continuously talked about their plans for reduction of execution for prisoners with drug related charges. Afshin Farajzadeh is the identity of the prisoner, which was authenticated by HRANA. Continue reading “Number of Executed Prisoners in Ghezelhesar Prison Rose to 12”
