Dozens of Sunni Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj; Additional Information

HRANA News Agency – Lack of transparency of Iranian judiciary has caused a confusion about the fate of death row Sunni prisoners who had been taken to solitary confinements on Monday. In the newest remarks, the Attorney General has declared the number of executed prisoners to be 20. Such a high number of executions is in itself rare.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after 36 death row Sunni prisoners were taken unexpectedly to solitary confinements of Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, the families of at least 21 of them were summoned to the prison for the last visit. However none of them managed to show up in the prison because of long distances and abnormal rush in carrying out the executions. Continue reading “Dozens of Sunni Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj; Additional Information”

Death Row Sunni Prisoners Beaten by Prison Guards in Solitary Confinements

HRANA News Agency – Some minutes ago, the Sunni death row prisoners who are being kept in the IRGC’s solitary confinements in Rajai Shahr Prison after learning about the mass-executions of their fellows began to protest. They were beaten by the prison guard as they were handcuffed and shackled. Other Sunni prisoners in hall 7 have gone on hunger strike. The warning alarm is to be heard in the prison.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), 10 to 29 of 36 Sunni prisoners who had been transferred to IRGC’s solitary confinements in Rajai Shahr Prison were executed this morning. Continue reading “Death Row Sunni Prisoners Beaten by Prison Guards in Solitary Confinements”

Sunni Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike in Rajai Shahr Prison

HRANA News Agency – The Sunni prisoners of hall 7 of ward 21 of Rajai Shahr prison have gone on hunger strike in protest at mass-execution of Sunni prisoners which occurred today morning.
The situation in Rajai Shahr Prison is very tense.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the Sunni prisoners of hall 7 of ward 21 of Rajai Shahr Prison have gone on hunger strike “to protest at executing their friends and expressing their condolences to the families of the executed prisoners.” Continue reading “Sunni Prisoners Go on Hunger Strike in Rajai Shahr Prison”

Dozens of Sunni Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj

HRANA News Agency – Dozens of Sunni prisoners were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. The families confirmed that they had seen the corpses of these prisoners in Kahrizak forensics.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), at least 36 Sunni death row prisoners of ward 10 of Rajai Shahr Prison had been handcuffed, shackled, blindfolded and taken to solitary confinements to be executed. Continue reading “Dozens of Sunni Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj”

36 Sunni Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinements to be Executed

HRANA News Agency – Last night, in an unexampled raid, 36 Sunni death row prisoners of ward 10 of Rajai Shahr Prison were handcuffed, shackled and blindfolded by the prison guard and taken to solitary confinements. The families of at least 21 prisoners have been summoned to the prison to have their last visit before the executions.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least 36 Sunni death row prisoners of ward 10 of Rajai Shahr Prison have been taken to solitary confinements to be executed. Continue reading “36 Sunni Prisoners Transferred to Solitary Confinements to be Executed”

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27 Death Row Sunni Prisoners in Imminent Danger of Execution

HRANA News Agency – The warden of ward 4 in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, has attended Hall 10 of this ward and has told the death row Sunni prisoners that their sentences had been referred to the executive office and  the risk of their execution is very high, if they were seeking forgiveness, they should write their letters soon.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the warden of ward four of the Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, Mr. Shojaee, has gone to Hall 10 of this prison, where there are 27 Sunni prisoners, with confirmed death sentences, and announced that all their verdicts had been referred to the executive office and the risk of their execution was very high on Saturday 30th April. He has told them: “If you are seeking forgiveness, you should write the requests soon. I do not want to feel guilty, later.” Continue reading “27 Death Row Sunni Prisoners in Imminent Danger of Execution”

Hall 10 Of Rajai Shahr Prison Inspected Twice In 10 Days

HRANA News Agency – Officers of Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj, have inspected the hall 10 of ward 4 of this prison for the second time in last ten days.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), prisoners in this ward, who are mainly death row Sunni prisoners, said that the prison officer guards cluttered all prisoners’ belongings and even, took some of them with themselves. Continue reading “Hall 10 Of Rajai Shahr Prison Inspected Twice In 10 Days”

The Names Of 27 Death Row Sunni Prisoners In Rajai Shahr Prison

HRANA News Agency – The following list is the names of 27 Sunni death row prisoners in Rajae Shahr in whose sentences have been confirmed by the Supreme Court.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), after transferring many Sunni prisoners of hall number 10 to other halls, all of the remaining prisoners are death row prisoner. Continue reading “The Names Of 27 Death Row Sunni Prisoners In Rajai Shahr Prison”

Bahman Rahimi In Critical Health Condition In The Solitary Confinement

HRANA News Agency – Bahman Rahimi, one of the death row Sunni prisoners of Rajaei Shahr prison, despite suffering from digestion problems, is kept in solitary confinement for more than 45 days and has been deprived of medical treatment.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Bahman Rahimi, death row Sunni prisoner, along with 6 other prisoners were transferred to solitary confinements of Sepah ward on November 1. Haidar Rashidi, Taleb Maleki, Pooria Mohammadi, Kaveh Vaisi, Kaveh Sharifi and Mohammad Yavar Rahimi are the other prisoners who are still in the solitary confinement. Continue reading “Bahman Rahimi In Critical Health Condition In The Solitary Confinement”

Supreme Court reviewing 16 Sunni prisoners’ cases

HRANA News Agency – The cases of at least 16 death row Sunni prisoners have been submitted for review by the Supreme Court.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the cases of Behrouz Shahnazari, Shahram Ahmadi, Kaveh Sharifi, Mamousta Kaveh Veysi, Taleb Maleki, Arash Sharifi, Mokhtar Rahimi, Idris Nemati, Mohammad yavar Rahimi, Mohammad Gharibi, Pouria Mohammadi, Bahman Rahimi, Alam Barmashti and three other Sunni prisoners sentenced to death, who requested anonymity, are sent for reviewing to Branch 32 of the Supreme Court. Continue reading “Supreme Court reviewing 16 Sunni prisoners’ cases”