HRANA News Agency – At least five drug offenders were executed at the central prison of Karaj. At least one of these prisoners had a vague proceeding, and his family insisted on his innocence.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), 5 to 7 prisoners with drug-related charges in the central prison of Karaj had been transferred to solitary confinement for execution, on October 22, and their sentences were carried out the day after. Continue reading “At Least 5 Prisoners Executed in Karaj”
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 – 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.
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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 – 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”
