Twenty seven prisoners hanged on one day, not counting secret executions

HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2013, the total number of inmates hanged in six prisons throughout Iran reached 27, but the number might even be higher. Official reports indicate that 27 prisoners were hanged on Thursday in Arak, Mashhad, Urmia, Karaj, Hendijan and Ardabil.  Among those hanged were five prisoners who were executed at the Central Prison in Arak for a total amount of five kg of narcotics.  Meanwhile, 11 inmates were executed secretly in Karaj and five in Urmia.

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Three prisoners have been hanged in public in Karaj

HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners have been hanged on charge of rape in 3 different places in Karaj yesterday morning.

 

The Karaj prosecutor said to the journalists: “These 3 had been arrested after several complaints and confessed to 14 robberies, 2 kidnappings and 2 rapes.” Continue reading “Three prisoners have been hanged in public in Karaj”

Abolfazl Abedini is in critical health condition

HRANA News Agency – Abolfazl Abedini who has started hunger strike since more than three weeks ago, is in critical health condition and faced a severe weight loss.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Abolfazl Abedini the journalist and human rights activist started hunger strike since July 27 in protest of transferring from ward No. 350 of Evin prison to Karoun prison of Ahwaz. Continue reading “Abolfazl Abedini is in critical health condition”

Seyyed Sami Hosseini started hunger strike

HRANA News Agency – Seyyed Sami Hosseini the political prisoner in Oroumiyeh prison started hunger strike in protest to his transferring to the ward No. 4 of this prison.
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), this political prisoner whom his death verdict was rejected and revised last year, started hunger strike in protest to his transferring to ward No. 4 that is the place to keep the prisoners imprisoned on charge of murder.  Continue reading “Seyyed Sami Hosseini started hunger strike”

No information about Ahmad Asgari’s health condition after two months

HRANA News Agency – There is no information about Ahmad Asgari and his condition with more than two months of being under arrest and the authorities do not provide any useful information to his family. Continue reading “No information about Ahmad Asgari’s health condition after two months”

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An Iraqi Kurd is in danger of imminent execution in Iran

HRANA News Agency – Recently the supreme court has confirmed the death verdict of Ali Ahmad Soleiman the kurdish political prisoner of Oroumiyeh on charge of intentional murder.

 

One of this prisoner’s relatives told HRANA correspondent “Ali Ahmad Soleiman who was sentenced to death by branch 5 of Oroumiyeh criminal court has been informed that his verdict has been confirmed by the supreme court as well.” Continue reading “An Iraqi Kurd is in danger of imminent execution in Iran”

A sentenced to death prisoner has been transferred to unknown place

HRANA News Agency – Hadi Rashedi, one of the five Arab prisoners sentenced to death, has been transferred to an unknown location.
 
According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hadi Rashedi the chemistry teacher who has master of applied chemistry and one of the five Ahwazi Arabs sentenced to death by Ahwaz revolutionary court, has been transferred to an unknown location.  Continue reading “A sentenced to death prisoner has been transferred to unknown place”

six prisoners have been hanged in Ahwaz

HRANA News Agency – Six prisoners have been hanged in Ahwaz Karoun prison on charge of rapping this morning.

 

According to a report by Fars News Agency, after a year and a half the rapists of the parks around Shushtar were found and sentenced to death. The sentence was enforced this morning in Ahwaz prison.

 

The death sentence has been confirmed by the Supreme Court.

A man and a woman are going to be stoned in Tabriz central prison

HRANA News Agency – Zahra Pour Sai, the daughter of Hassan and Ali Sai Bashsiz, the son of Hassan, have been tried by judge Amiri, the head of the second branch of the criminal court of East Azerbaijan province and sentenced to stoning on charge of adultery in 2012.

Naghi Mahmoudi, the attorney lawyer said to HRANA: “The lawyers of the culprits have asked for appeal afterwards and the case was sent to the branch 7 of the Supreme Court. Morteza Fazel the head of the branch 7 of the Supreme Court and Azizollah Razzaghi the Counselor of this branch have rejected the appeal request”

The Supreme Court said in their verdict: “Regarding the content of the dossier, the investigations and the confessions of the culprits and the comments of the informed ones and the film made about the relationship of the culprits which shows the adultery clearly have been done by the agreement and propensity of both sides and the statement of the court members about the film which fulfills the conditions of adultery which is confirmed by all court members and the lack of enough reasons given by the convicts and their lawyers the verdict number 91/4/19 – 0000129 issued by the second branch of the criminal court of the East Azerbaijan province which sentences  Mr. Ali Sai and Mrs. Zahra Pour Sai to stoning on charge of adultery is confirmed according to the rules and part A of article 265 of criminal law.”

The culprits have received this definitive verdict on December 16, 2012 in Tabriz central prison.

Therefore there is the fear that the verdict enforcement of Tabriz department of justice is willing to enforce the sentence secretly.

Hossein Ronaghi’s father asking for immediate action

HRANA News Agency – Ahmed Ronaghi Maleki asked immediate action about his son’s health condition and giving him medical-furlough.
 
One of Hossein Ronaghi’s relatives whom asked to remain anonymous told HRANA reporter that “Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki the father of Hossein demanded consideration on his son’s condition and giving him medical-furlough or else any kind of dangerous occurrence on Hossein is expected.” Continue reading “Hossein Ronaghi’s father asking for immediate action”