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Fifteen Executions Reported Across Iran’s Prisons in Just Three Days

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Dastgerd Prison, Esfarayen, Isfahan, Kerman prison, Qom, Semnan

HRANA- Amid an unprecedented surge in executions in Iran’s prisons, fifteen additional executions have been reported over the past three days by HRANA and other human rights organizations.

Sunday, November 30
According to Haal Vsh, a prisoner named Mansour Jalali, a father of three, was executed in Kerman Prison on drug-related charges.

Monday, December 1
According to HRANA, on this day:

• Nourkhoda Karami was executed in Qom Prison on drug-related charges;
• Javad Souri was executed in Shahr-e Kord Prison on a murder charge;
• Seyed Ali Hajipour was executed in Taybad Prison on drug-related charges;
• Tayeb Minaei was executed in Ahvaz Prison on a murder charge;
• Parsa Abdi and an Afghan national were executed in Bandar Abbas Prison on drug-related charges.

HRANA also reported the execution of two prisoners in Tabriz Prison on drug-related charges. Further details, including their identities, are still being investigated.

Tuesday, December 2
According to HRANA, three prisoners were executed in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan. HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of them, Shahab Mokhtari, whose death sentence was carried out at dawn today. Mokhtari had been arrested earlier on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

HRANA also reported the execution of a prisoner named Sultan Morad Nasiri in Esfarayen Prison. Several years ago, he had been arrested in Kerman Province on drug-related charges and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

According to Mizan, the death sentence of a prisoner was carried out in public in Semnan. The head of the Semnan Provincial Judiciary stated that the prisoner had strangled his wife to death in 2020 and subsequently staged the scene to conceal the crime.

The NGO Iran Human Rights also reported the execution of a 27-year-old prisoner named Abbas Mozaffarzadeh, from Malard, on drug-related charges in Qom Prison.

Except for the public execution in Semnan, none of the other executions have been announced by prison authorities or other official bodies.

12 Prisoners Executed Across Multiple Prisons on Murder and Drug-Related Charges

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Adelabad Prison, Birjand, Citizens executed, Esfarayen, Lakan prison, Maragheh, Qazvin, Rasht, Shiraz

HRANA – In recent days, dozens of prisoners across various prisons in Iran have been executed on charges related to murder and drug offenses. This report covers the execution of 12 prisoners.

Sunday, November 23 :
HRANA reported the execution of Ja’far Shokri on a murder charge in Birjand Prison.

According to Iran Human Rights Organization, a 36-year-old prisoner was executed in Maragheh Prison on a murder charge stemming from a conflict. The report did not provide further details, including the prisoner’s identity.

Tuesday, November 25:
According to HRANA, a prisoner named Noushad Amiri was executed in Qazvin Prison on charges related to drug offenses.

Wednesday, November 26:
According to HRANA, a prisoner named Hormoz Nejati was hanged in Esfarayen Prison. He had previously been arrested on charges related to drug offenses and later sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

On the same day, Hyrkani News reported the execution of two prisoners, Ali Saye-afkan from Rasht and Mehrdad Pourhossein, in Lakan Prison in Rasht. Both had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by judicial authorities.

Finally, Haal Vsh reported the execution of six prisoners in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. The identity of one of them, Hamid Yousef-Zahi, age 38, has been confirmed. He was executed on drug-related charges.

At the time this report was prepared, the executions of these prisoners had not been announced by prison officials or relevant authorities.

Drug-Related Charges: Three Prisoners Executed in Esfarayen Prison

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Armin Shokri, Esfarayen, HRANA, اسفراین

HRANA – At dawn today, three prisoners were executed in Esfarayen Prison, North Khorasan province. These individuals had previously been sentenced to death on drug-related charges.

HRANA has confirmed the identity of one of the prisoners hanged at dawn today as Armin Shokri. The other two prisoners were Afghan nationals. Based on information received by HRANA, they had previously been arrested on drug-related charges and later sentenced to death by Revolutionary Courts.

Further details, including HRANA’s verification of all prisoners’ identities, are still under review.

As of the time of this report, the executions have not been announced by prison authorities or the responsible institutions.

From the beginning of this year until the end of October, the Iranian regime has executed 1,286 people, marking an unprecedented increase compared to previous years.

Twelve People Arrested Allegedly for “Publishing Calls for Protests on the Internet”

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On December 13, the chief of police of Esfarayen announced that 12 individuals were arrested allegedly for “publishing calls for protests on the Internet.”

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting ISNA, on December 13, 2022, 12 individuals were arrested in Esfarayen, North Khorasan Province, Iran.

This chief of police did not disclose the detainees’ identities.

“Their cases have been delivered to judicial authorities for legal proceedings,” he stated.

 

 

 

Citizen Executed in Esfarayen City on Charge of Murder

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The death sentence of a prisoner who had previously been sentenced to death for murder was recently carried out in Esfarayen City.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting ISNA, the prisoner had been sentenced to flogging and imprisonment in addition to the death sentence.

Regarding this case, Nader Nejad Aghdash, the Public Prosecutor of Esfarayen said, “After receiving the news of the disappearance of a 31-year-old woman in March 2018, a judicial case was filed and after a few days, the accused in this case was identified and arrested. The defendant confessed to the crime after his arrest”

Nejad Aghdash added, “Based on the available evidence, the most likely motive behind murder was the theft of the victim’s gold and jewelry. More so, after committing the crime, the accused mutilated and burned the body in order to get rid of the evidence.”

“After completing the various stages of the trial,” Nejad Aghdash added, “according to the lawsuit issued by the First Branch of the Criminal Court of North Khorasan Province, the accused was sentenced to death. He was also sentenced to 10 years in prison and 74 lashes for aggravated robbery, and 74 lashes for cutting off both legs and burning a corpse. ”

The initial verdict was upheld in Branch 13 of the Supreme Court and the death sentence was carried out.

Iran ranks first in the world in citizen executions per capita, according to international organizations. The Statistics and Publication Center of the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA) reported that between January 1 and December 20 of 2020, at least 236 citizens were executed.

One of these citizens was executed publicly, and two were juvenile offenders. An additional 95 citizens were sentenced to death.

According to the same report, more than 72% of executions in Iran are not reported by the government or the judiciary, which human rights organizations call “secret” executions.

The report does not mention the identity of the prisoner or the exact location and date of the execution.

 

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