HRANA News Agency – Two prisoners convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in Khoram Abad, yesterday.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Police News Agency Website, police officers executed two prisoners convicted of drug trafficking in Parsiloun Prison in Khoram Abad in presence of the related Judge.
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May 22, 2010
HRANA – In the early morning hours of Thursday, May 20, the judiciary carried out the execution of a man in Isfahan prison.
HRANA News Agency – Local judiciary authorities announced two prisoners convicted of rape were publicly hanged in Shahr-e Kord, Chahar Mahal Bakhitiari province.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from IRIB News, the deputy prosecutor in Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari said: “These two prisoners were convicted of kidnapping and raping a 17 years old boy.
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HRANA News Agency – Iranian regime has executed 33 prisoners within the last 12 days of 2012, most of them are unreported.
According to the reports by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Iranian regime has executed 33 prisoners across Iran within 12 days: one prisoner in Sari, convicted of drug trafficking, five public execution of prisoners convicted of rape in Yasouj, one Afghan citizen convicted of drug trafficking in Damghan, four prisoners convicted of rape in Yazd, at least two prisoners convicted of rape in Urmia, four prisoners convicted of drug trafficking in Ghezelhesar Prison, six Salafi prisoners convicted of assassination, 10 prisoners convicted of drug trafficking in Taybad.
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HRANA News Agency – Death sentence of political prisoner, Behrouz Alkhani, was confirmed in Supreme Court and he is close to execution.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behrouz Alkhani was arrested in 2009 along with 15 men convicted of cooperating with PEJAK.
After several months, he was convicted of murdering of Khoy’s attorney general and was sentenced to death.
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HRANA News Agency – After five public executions in Yasouj, four more prisoners who are sentenced to death convicted of rape, were transferred to solitary confinement for execution.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after five public executions in Yasouj, in the morning of Thursday, December 27, 2012, four more prisoners who are sentenced to death convicted of rape, were transferred to solitary confinement in the afternoon of the same day for execution.
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HRANA News Agency – The Statistics and Publications Unit of Human Rights Activists in Iran has reported that from October 2010 to October 2011, 480 individuals charged with various crimes have been hanged in Iran.During the same period of time, there have been 641 prisoners sentenced to death and 46 individuals hanged in public.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the majority of prisoners who received the death penalty were charged with drug related crimes.It is also noteworthy that Iranian Judiciary Branch neither officially announces the majority of death sentences when they are issued nor the time when they are carried out.
Since the beginning of 2011, 478 individuals have been sentenced to die, and the death penalties for 422 of these prisoners have been carried out.If there are no more hangings in the remaining days of 2011, the number of hanging in the current year will be 22% less than last year.
Analyzing the data further, the Statistics and Publications Unit has reported that since the beginning of the current Persian year (March 2011), 442 individuals have been sentenced to die, and 253 prisoners have been hanged.Amongst those executed, 39 individuals were hanged in public.In comparison to the same period of time last year, executions have increased 45%.
During the last twelve months, the relative frequency of death sentences carried out is mostly related to narcotics, murder, rape and theft in the order listed.Amongst those executed, there were 12 women.Furthermore, the majority of drug related death penalties have been issued in eastern provinces of Iran where narcotics are smuggled into the country from Afghanistan.
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HRANA News Agency – one afghan citizen convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Semnan, Iran.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from local judiciary authorities, one afghan citizen convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Damghan Prison, Semnan, Iran, yesterday morning
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HRANA –A man was executed in public in the city of Ahvaz on Tuesday, May 18th, on charges of buying and selling narcotics.
Government news outlets have not revealed the identity of the executed man. The only official information came through a statement by Abdolhamid Amanat Behbahani, Head of Public Information for the Judiciary of the State of Khoozestan, who said: “the execution order of this long time smuggler was carried out in the area of Koot Abdollah in Ahvaz.”
According to Al-Arabia, Behbahani added: “This sentence was carried out in light of the mandate for the urgent carrying out of criminal sentences and with the purpose of dealing sternly with perpetrators of death after following all legal and Sharia required procedures.”
In addition, the Judiciary of the State of Khoozestan announced the execution of a man convicted of first degree murder in the city of Dezfoul on May 4th.
Based on this report, “Rahman R.” was arrested and tried for battery and intentional infliction of injuries resulting in the death of “Davood T.” He confessed to the crime charged and was sentenced to execution by the criminal court of Dezfoul. The sentence was carried out in Dezfoul after being affirmed by the Supreme Court.
HRANA News Agency – This morning five prisoners convicted of rape were hanged publicly in Yasouj, Iran.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), today, eight in the morning, five prisoners convicted of rape were hanged publicly in Yasouj, Kohkilouye Province of Iran.
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