HRANA News Agency– Iranian regime executed 10 prisoners within last two days. Three of them were publicly.
According to the reports by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 10 prisoners were hanged by Iranian regime within last two days:
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HRANA News Agency– Iranian regime executed six prisoners within last week. Two of them were publicly.
According to the reports by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), six prisoners were hanged by Iranian regime last week:
Two prisoners convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in Arak Central Prison on Tuesday, February 12, 2013.
A prisoner convicted of murdering was hanged publicly in east of Tehran on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Farsi report includes photo report.
A prisoner convicted of rape was hanged publicly in Shiraz on Thursday, February 14, 2013.
A prisoner, Sabah Loymi 38, convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Ahwaz Central Prison on on Thursday, February 14, 2013.
A prisoner, Omar Shahbazi 28, convicted of murdering was hanged in Sanandaj Central Prison on Saturday, February 16, 2013.
HRANA News Agency– 19 political prisoners in Zahedan prison whom some of them sentenced to death too, released a letter and condemned Imminent execution of Zanyar Moradi, Loqman Moradi, Youns Aghayan and 5 political activists from Ahwaz.
“Whispers about execution of three Kurdish political activists called Zanyar Moradi, Loqman Moradi, Younes Aghayan and 5 political activists from Ahwaz called Mohammad Ali Amoori, Hashem Sha’bani, Hadi Rashedi, Seyyed Jaber Alboshokeh and Seyyed Mokhtar Alboshokeh reminding us all sadness moments of the past years when they took our brothers away in front of us”, They declared in the letter.
“We are the political prisoners of Zahedan prison who have suffered of injustice and some sentenced to death. There are three Kurdish activists among us who were sentenced to death and now are here in exile. All of us demanding international community and human rights organizations to prevent the execution verdicts of our brothers to not see the tulips of this land sinking in blood.”, The 19 political prisoners added.
Following is the entire letter which gave to HRANA News Agency:
To not let repetition of May 9th and one more mournful spring by the tears of millions people
Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation of one essence and soul.
If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.
Writing this letter to the unknown people is very difficult, but while this unknown suffered by injustice same as the writer and spending days with unfair execution verdict he sentenced, he will be known better than anyone.
We talked about the unfair execution verdict which have been the pain of Balouch prisoners all the time, also the silence of international community and the self-censor among interior human rights activists.
Because this letter is not to describe our oppressions, we pass this issue to the painful hearts of our people and they will share them in the future.
Whispers about execution of three Kurdish political activists called Zanyar Moradi, Loqman Moradi, Younes Aghayan and 5 political activists from Ahwaz called Mohammad Ali Amoori, Hashem Sha’bani, Hadi Rashedi, Seyyed Jaber Alboshokeh and Seyyed Mokhtar Alboshokeh reminding us sadness of the past years when they took our brothers away in front of us and … .
We are the political prisoners of Zahedan prison who have suffered of injustice and some sentenced to death. There are three Kurdish activists among us who were sentenced to death and now are here in exile. All of us demanding international community and human rights organizations to prevent the execution verdicts of our brothers to not see the tulips of this land sinking in blood.
We, the political prisoners of Zahedan side by side of Kurdish people who have been repressed and executed in accusation of demanding freedom, but did not stop with all the repressions and even when the teacher of peace and freedom Farzad Kamangar and Shirin the Kurdistan Kajal on May 9th of 2010 hanged and again there was silence in this country; And side by side of Khouzestan people whom their eyes are full of rage nowadays because of the execution verdict of 5 activists from Ahwaz, demanding whole international community and human rights organizations to not let the May 9th repetition and one more mournful spring.
1- Habibollah Rigi
2- Abolghani Gavanguzi
3- Jahind Rigi
4- Abdolwahab Rigi
5- Abdolkhalegh Shahzehi
6- Bashir Ahmad Hossaini
7- Hamed Vekalat
8- Navid Shojaie
9- Emadeddin Mollazehi
10- Isak Kalkeli
11- Abed Bampouri
12- Parviz Tahtani
13- Khaled Shah Bakhsh
14- Rahmatollah Narooie
15- Hamed Haddadi
16- Amir Taleb
17- Mohammad Amin Agooshi
18- Ahmad Pooladkhani
19- Iraj Mohammadi
HRANA News Agency– Three prisoners convicted of drug trafficking hanged in Isfahan’s Central Prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from IRIB New, local prosecuting attorney informed these three prisoners were convicted of holding and distributing 250 Kg of different drugs such as: Heroin, Crack, Morphine and Opium.
“The death sentence of a prisoner convicted of rape has been confirmed by the Supreme Court and he will be executed soon.” He added.
HRANA News Agency – On Saturday, February 2nd of 2013 an Afghan man hanged in Khourin prison of Varamin.
According to the report of human rights activists and democracy in Iran website, Saturday, February 2nd of 2013 the prisoner Haj Mohammad Nourzehi who was 28 years old, hanged. He was been transferred to Khourin prison in Varamin from Ghezel Hesar prison after 7 years imprisonment and been in cell for four days before the execution.
On January 30th, the prison officials informed Haj Mohammad Nourzehi that his lawyer formed a complaint in court against him because he did not pay the lawyer and Haj Mohammad has to go with the prison officers to the court, but they transferred him to a cell in Khourin prison in Varamin.
Because of the protests in Afghanistan against the executions of Afghani people in Iran, now the Iranian official medias do not release the news of Afghani people executions and even the families of executed Afghanis are not allowed to take the cadavers back to Afghanistan legally and have to pay a lot to smuggle the cadavers of their family members who have been executed in Iran.
HRANA News Agency – The dossier of Sherko Ma’arefi, political prisoner in Saqqez prison who has been sentenced to death, is still at forgiveness and pardon committee in Sanandaj without any respond.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Sherko Ma’arefi the political prisoner in Saqqez prison who has sentenced to death by revolutionary court, is in danger of execution while he is waiting for the respond of forgiveness and pardon committee in Sanandaj to his dossier.
This political prisoner from Baneh who is 30 years old, has arrested on September 30th of 2008 and has been sentenced to death by first branch Saqqez revolutionary court on charge of enmity against God.
After he appealed his verdict, branch 4 of the appealed of the province confirmed the verdict. one year later, in October of 2009 the supreme court confirmed the death verdict and since that time Sherko Ma’arefi is in danger of the execution enforcement.
Then his dossier sent to the provincial forgiveness and pardon committee and this committee refused to respond to Ma’arefi’s family till now.
Also Sherko Ma’arefi did hunger strike in protest to his uncertain situation in March of 2012 and informed the court and prison officials through a letter.
HRANA News Agency – 13 prisoners hanged in the past few days in different prisons across Iran.
According to the reports by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Early this morning, five Balouch prisoners: Nazar Shahbakhsh-son of Allah Dad, Ne’matollah Shahbakhsh- son of Assad, Abdollah Shahbakhsh-son of Vali Mohammad, Abdorrahman SHahbakhsh-son of Youcef and Saleh Noti Zehi were executed in Kerman. They had been arrested five years ago. There is no information about their charges.
HRANA News Agency– Last Thursday a prisoner who accused to murder has been hanged in Ilam prison’s yard.
According to the report of Fars news, a man who was accused to murder someone a few years ago, has been hanged in Ilam prison’s yard on January 24th of 2013 with presence of judicial officials.
HRANA News Agency – A shop worker convicted of a drugs-related charge was among 10 men put to death in Iran on Monday morning, despite calls on the country’s authorities by Amnesty International, UN human rights experts and others to halt their executions.
Saeed Sedeghi was permitted a “final meeting” with his mother at Evin Prison on Sunday, when judicial officials announced that his death sentence would be carried out early on Monday.
“Saeed Sedeghi and the nine other men executed today are the latest in Iran’s state killing spree, which has seen more than 360 individuals executed this year – the majority of them convicted drugs offenders. Such executions inflict needless suffering on Iranian families and are misguided, ineffectual and an affront to human rights,” said Ann Harrison, Deputy Middle East and North Africa Programme Director at Amnesty International.
Sedeghi’s family has informed Amnesty International that his body was swiftly returned to them after the execution.
On 13 October, it appeared that Sedeghi had been granted a stay of execution, but his family were told nothing of his whereabouts until 21 October, when his mother was informed of the impending execution and called to Evin Prison for a final visit.
According to his family, Sedeghi had lost a lot of weight and had been prohibited from calling other close relatives to say goodbye before his execution.
Sedeghi’s family told Amnesty International that he had said that after the postponement of his execution he had been tortured in prison, including by being subjected to mock execution. He also said that while in Evin Prison he had been ordered to confess his guilt in front of a camera but had refused to do so.
“The reports that Saeed Sedeghi was subjected to mock execution before his death are deeply disturbing and must be investigated promptly and impartially, with anyone found responsible for abuses brought to justice,” said Harrison.
Following Sedeghi’s execution, the authorities warned his family members not to speak to the media and barred them from holding a public funeral ceremony after his burial.
On 11 October, Sedeghi’s brother, Majid Sedeghi, was arrested after giving interviews to BBC Persian and Voice of America about his brother’s plight. He was held in Evin Prison before being released on bail four days later.
While Iran’s security forces have a right to prosecute individuals for offences connected to the production and supply of illegal drugs, drugs offences do not meet the threshold of “most serious crimes” to which the death penalty must be restricted under international law.
Iran – which is second only to China in the number of executions carried out annually – is believed to have put to death at least 368 people so far this year, including 136 executions that have not been formally announced.
There is no clear evidence that the death penalty has had any identifiable effect in deterring drug-related offences. International human rights standards state that the death penalty should never be a mandatory sentence.
“We continue to urge the Iranian authorities to commute the death sentences of everyone on death row, and to remove it from law as a possible punishment for drugs offences,” said Harrison.
May 26, 2010
HRANA – On Tuesday, May 25, 2010, a man named “Jamshid Mir” was hanged in Zahedan Central Prison by judicial officials.
