Three People Executed in Khouzestan

HRANA- Three people were executed by hanging this morning in the province of Khouzestan under the pretext of “drug trafficking”.

HRANA has learned that two of the individuals were executed in the town of Dezful and one individual was executed in the town of Behbahan.

The two individuals from Dezful were sentenced by the provincial court in Khouzestan and their sentence was reaffirmed by the revolutionary court in the province. Their sentence was carried out in Dezful Prison. The third individual from Behbahan was first sentenced in the revolutionary court located in Mahshahr and his sentence was later reaffirmed by Iran’s Supreme Court.

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A Large Number of Female Prisoners Transferred out of Gohardasht

HRANA News Agency – Following the closure of women’s cellblock in Karaj’s Gohardasht Prison, a large number of female prisoners have been transferred to various other locations including another prison in Karaj.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after the closure of women’s cellblock in Karaj’s Rajai Shahr Prison (also known as Gohardasht Prison) which housed hundreds of ordinary women prisoners and a number of female political prisoners, all detainees have been relocated to other locations.

Reports indicate that the majority of inmates have been transferred to Karaj Prison which is considerably smaller.  However, regardless of the reason behind this relocation, it remains unclear whether female political prisoners have also been transferred to this prison.

It should be noted that in recent months, Iran’s state prison structure and programs have been changed by the State Prisons and Security and Corrective Measures Organization.  These changes have been forthcoming due to two reasons:  First, the newly formed province of Alburz now holds the majority of prisoners from Tehran province.  Naturally, new management has become responsible for the system.  Second, in pursuit of reaching their organizational goals and objectives, new programs have been initiated by officials responsible for the security and protection of the prisons.

Jafar Kazemi’s Death Sentence Confirmed

HRANA- An appeals court has upheld the death sentence handed down to Jafar Kazemi. His sentence was confirmed by the 36th Branch of the court of appeals presided over by Hojatoleslam Zargari.

His lawyer Ms. Ghanavi told a human rights website that her client has spent long periods of time in solitary confinement.

Jafar Kazemi, a lithograph for textbooks and pamphlets for Amir Kabir University was arrested on September 18, 2009 in Haft e Tir Square and transferred to the solitary ward in section 209 for seventy four days before being transferred to ward 350 of Evin Prison. Prior to this he had been imprisoned between1981 and 1989.

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Hussein Rounaghi” Was Transferred To Hospital With His Hands and Ankles Cuffed

HRANA – After several months being in severe physical condition, on Wednesday morning April 20th, authorities finally transferred “Hussein Rounaghi Maleki” to a hospital with his hands and ankles cuffed.

According to The HRANA reporters, News organizations for Human Rights Activists in Iran, Today morning Hussein Rounaghi was taken to Hospital with his hands and ankles cuffed.

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Twenty People Executed over the Last Month

HRANA- Three prisoners from the city of Kerman’s central prison and one prisoner from Shirvan in the Khorassan province were executed yesterday.

HRANA has learned that the three men executed in Kerman were accused of trafficking narcotics and that the prisoner from Shirvan was accused of transportation and possession of narcotics.

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A Citizen Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison

HRANA News Agency – Seyed Javad Mahsomi Kouchsfhany was sentenced to seven years in prison by Tehran Revolutionary Court, Branch 28.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Seyed Javad Mahsomi Kouchsfhany was tried last year on November 30, 2010, but the verdict was recently handed down by Judge Moqayaseh and verbally communicated to the accused.

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Four Executed in Esfahan Prison

HRANA- Four people were executed by hanging in Esfahan’s central prison on Tuesday morning.

According to the Esfahan province’s justice department these four individuals were charged and sentenced to death for “drug trafficking”. No further information, including the names of the individuals is known at this time.

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Death of a prisoner in solitary confinement under torture in City of Karaj “Rajaie prison “

HRANA – Monday, April 11, 2011, the body of a prisoner who had killed under unbearable torture was transferred from solitary confinement in section 1 to the clinic of “Rajaie Prison” in city of Karaj.

According to The HRANA reporters, News Organizations for Human Rights Activists in Iran, on Monday the body of a prisoner named Javad Asgari who was imprisoned for financial charges (not paying the dowry), was taken to the prison Clinic in serious condition.

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Families of Executed Political Prisoners Face Uncertainty

HRANA- Although forty days have passed since the executions of Farzad Kamangar, Ali Heydariyan, Farhad Vakili, Shirin Alam-Hooli and Mehdi Eslamiyan family members are still uncertain of where their bodies have been buried. It is reported that security forces have stepped up pressure on the families of the five executed political prisoners.

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For the Lack of Medical Care, Mohsen Dokmechi Died

HRANA News Agency – It has been reported that last night, on March 28, 2011, the condition of Mohsen Dokmechi deteriorated, and due to lack of medical care, he died in hospital. Mohsen Dokmechi was a political prisoner in Rajaei Shahr Prison in Karaj, Tehran. Prior to his arrest, he was a well-known merchant in Tehran’s bazaar.

In mid March, having no hope for Mohsen Dokmechi to survive because his cancer had spread, doctors had said that he would die within one to three months.

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