9 people were hanged in Shiraz charged with enmity against the God

HRANA News Agency – 9 citizens have been hanged in Shiraz charged with enmity against God this morning.

According to a report by the Department of Justice of the Fars, 6 of these were hanged in public and 3 others were hanged in the Adel Abad prison of the Shiraz. Continue reading “9 people were hanged in Shiraz charged with enmity against the God”

A prisoner is hanged in Bandar Abbas prison

HRANA News Agency – One prisoner has been hanged on March 10, 2013 in the Bandar Abbas prison.

According to a report by the “Human rights and democracy activists of Iran” website, Omid Shojai the 30 years old prisoner, married, having 2 children, who was waiting for death in the solitary, was hanged in the yard of the Bandar Abbas prison in the morning of the 10th of the March. He was in the section 8 of the Bandar Abbas prison for 4 years.

According to this report there are more than 100 prisoners waiting for the execution in the Bandar Abbas prison.

Denmark ends support on anti- narcotics program in Iran

HRANA News Agency – A Danish newspaper declared that the Danish government decided to stop their aids on Iranian anti-narcotics program in protest to death penalty in Iran.

 

According to Iran Human Rights website, Denmark is one of the western countries giving aid to Iran in anti-narcotics program. The aids have been done through United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime -UNODC.

 

In the past few years several human rights organizations asked UNODC and the contributor countries to stop their financial aids because it resulted to more death penalties in Iran indirectly. Continue reading “Denmark ends support on anti- narcotics program in Iran”

Death verdict of three accused of stick-up is confirmed

HRANA News Agency – The death verdict of three prisoners who are accused of stick-up is confirmed by the supreme court.

According to Mehr News report, death verdict of three prisoners who did stick-up in Tafihan and Mahmoud Abad villages close-by Fars province, is confirmed by the supreme court.  Continue reading “Death verdict of three accused of stick-up is confirmed”

Three Kurds are in danger of Imminent execution

HRANA News Agency – Execution verdict of three Kurds confirmed and enforcement verdicts’ section of Oroumiyeh prison received the verdicts which increased worries about their imminent execution.

Ibrahim Isapour, Semko Nezhavi and Saman Nasim are the three Kurds in Oroumiyeh prison who sentenced to death and after the confirmation by supreme court they’re in danger of imminent execution.

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Iran: At Least 16 Prisoners Hanged Last Week

HRANA News Agency – 16 prisoners hanged within last week across Iran.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 12 prisoners were hanged in different cities of Iran during last week:

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HRW- Iran: Stop Execution of Ahwazi Arab Political Prisoners

HRANA News Agency – Human Rights Watch (London) – Iran’s judiciary should quash death sentences against five members of Iran’s Ahwazi Arab minority and immediately cancel their execution, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The sentences were handed down by a revolutionary court and upheld by the country’s Supreme Court on January 9, 2013.

The five men – Mohammad Ali Amouri, Sayed Jaber Alboshoka and his brother Sayed Mokhtar Alboshoka, Hashem Sha’bani Amouri, and Hadi Rashidi (or Rashedi) – are all activists in Iran’s Arab-majority Khuzestan province, in southwest Iran. A branch of the Revolutionary Court sentenced them to death on terrorism-related charges following an unfair trial in July 2012. On January 18, authorities informed families gathered outside Karoun Prison in the south-western city of Ahvaz that the five men had been transferred out of the prison. Their whereabouts are unknown.

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Iran: 12 prisoners Hanged | 70 Executions from the First of 2013

HRANA News Agency – 12 prisoners hanged within last two days, one of them publicly.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 12 prisoners were hanged in Kermanshah, Shiraz and Arak within last two days. One of them was executed in Arak publicly.

Eight prisoners convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in Adel Abad Prison of Shiraz on Tuesday, February 19, 2013.

Three prisoners convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in Kermanshah on Wednesday, February 20, 2013.

One prisoner convicted of rape was hanged publicly in Arak on Wednesday, February 20, 2013.

According to the HRA’s statistic department, there have been executed 70 prisoners in Iran from the first of 2013.

 

Iran: 10 Prisoners Hanged within Last Two Days/ Three of Them Publicly

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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Iran: Six Prisoners Hanged Last Week/ Two of Them Publicly

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.