HRANA News Agency – With the execution of 3 other prisoners in Ardebil, 9 have been hanged in this city during last 4 days.
According to a report by the judiciary of Ardebil province, 3 other prisoners have been hanged on charge of drug trafficking in the central prison of Ardebil on July 9, 2013. Continue reading “9 prisoners have been hanged in 4 days in Ardebil”
HRANA News Agency – Four prisoners sentenced to death for drug related crimes have been executed in Urmia’s Central Prison in West Azerbaijan Province.
Continue reading “At least four prisoners were hanged in Urmia”
HRANA News Agency – The Afghani embassy in Tehran has published a letter announcing the execution of 12 Afghani citizens on charge of drug trafficking in Iran.
According to a report by BBC Persian, they have not pointed to the exact date of these executions but they are believed to be hanged recently.
According to this letter, 7 of the executed ones were from Herat, 3 from Takhar, 1 from Laghman and the other one was from Nimruz and have been hanged recently in the prisons of Karaj, Arak and Isfahan. Continue reading “12 Afghanis have been hanged in Iran”
HRANA News Agency – Two prisoners have been hanged on charge of murder as well as one other charged with drug trafficking in Dizel Abad prison of Kermanshah.
According to a report by IRIB, the deputy prosecutor of Kermanshah said: “One of these prisoners was charged with having 2 kilograms and 96 grams heroin and 973 grams krack and two others were charged with murder.” Continue reading “Three executions in Kermanshah central prison”
HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners have been hanged on charge of drug trafficking in Ardebil central prison today morning.
According to a report by Ardebil Judiciary, three prisoners who were charged with drug trafficking have been hanged on July 8, 2013 morning on Ardebil central prison. Continue reading “Three more executions in Ardebil”
HRANA News Agency – The prosecutor of Qazvin says 3 prisoners have been hanged on charge of drug trafficking and 2 other on charge of murder.
According to the announcement of the judiciary of Qazvin province, Esmail Sadeghi Niaraki, the prosecutor of Qazvin said: “Reza, 49 years old, married, from Gilan, had been arrested in 2011 having 390 grams Krack and was sentenced to death after the legal procedure.” Continue reading “5 prisoners have been hanged in Qazvin”
HRANA News Agency – 11 prisoners including 5 women have been hanged in Zahedan central prison on charge of drug trafficking.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these prisoners had been transferred to the solitaries of Zahedan prison on July 4, 2013 and were hanged on Tuesday 6th of July. Continue reading “11 executions in Zahedan / 5 are women”
HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners have been hanged in Ardebil charged with drug trafficking yesterday morning.
According to a report by Ardebil Judiciary, on the basis of the sentence of the first branch of the revolutionary court of Ardebil, two brothers from Germi born in 1965 and 1972 were charged with cooperation in transporting 4 kg, 535 gr. and 5 cgr. Heroin and sentenced to death which was enforced yesterday morning after the legal procedure. Continue reading “3 prisoners have been hanged in Ardebil”
HRANA News Agency – On July 4, 2013, Shargh Newspaper published a short news story inviting its readers to attend the debut of a play to save the life of an innocent child who was to be executed the following week. The story appeared on page 16 of the issue numbered 1773 and identified the name of the play, the Blue Sensation of Death, as well as the location and time of the debut. The news story indicated that the proceeds from the play was to be used towards the retribution demanded by the family of a victim who was killed by the child.
Continue reading “Corrections – The case of the eight-year-old juvenile offender”
HRANA News Agency – A juvenile offender who has spent 10 years in prison for a crime committed at the age of eight will be hanged next week in Tehran.
According to a report by Shargh Newspaper, the plaintiff has demanded approximately $500,000 in reparation before giving the required consent for the sentence to be commuted. Iranian criminal law allows death penalty for children, but the sentence can be carried out only after the child reaches 18 . Continue reading “A juvenile offender will be hanged next week”
