Two Executed, One Pardoned in Shahr-e Kord

Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – On the morning of October 14th, Saleh Dehkordi, 38, and Yarali Noori, 40, were executed in Shahr-e Kord Prison. In the eleventh hour, Davoud Shokri, 26, was pardoned by family members of the plaintiff on his case.

All three were transferred to solitary confinement on October 13th, the protocol for prisoners whose execution is imminent.

Dehkordi, who had reportedly been detained in Shahr-e-Kord since 2011, was slated for execution in 2014 but returned to prison when his victim’s family members agreed to absolve him. He was among Shahr-e Kord prisoners injured in a 2014 fire.

Shahr-e Kord is the capital of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.

According to Amnesty International’s annual report, Iran ranks first in the world in executions per capita. According to registered data from the Statistics, Publications, and Achievements Division of Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI), at least 256 citizens were executed in Iran between October 10, 2017, and October 9, 2018, 15 of which were public hangings. Sixty-eight percent of executions, referred to as “secret executions,” are not announced by the state or Judiciary.

The Second Day of Teachers’ Protests in Shar-e-Kord

HRANA News Agency – Teachers who have complains regarding their unions and civil rights conditions, held their second demonstration in front of governor general’s office of Charmahal-va-Bakhtiyari province.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a group of teachers protested regarding their unions and civil rights conditions in front of governor general’s office of Charmahal-va-Bakhtiyari province, in Shahr-e-Kord on March 16. Continue reading “The Second Day of Teachers’ Protests in Shar-e-Kord”

Teachers’ Protest in front of Charmahal-Va-Bakhtiyari Governor’s Office

HRANA News Agency – Teachers of Charmahal-Va-Bakhtiyari province protested for their union and legal rights in Shahr-e-Kord, in front of governor’s office on Friday. At the end of their protest, they met with governor general.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), teachers of Charmahal-Va-Bakhtiyari province protested for their union and legal rights in Shahr-e-Kord, in front of governor general’s office on Friday, March 13th and at the end of their protest, they met with governor general. Continue reading “Teachers’ Protest in front of Charmahal-Va-Bakhtiyari Governor’s Office”

Two prisoners Hanged publicly in Shahr-e Kord, Iran

HRANA News Agency – Local judiciary authorities announced two prisoners convicted of rape were publicly hanged in Shahr-e Kord, Chahar Mahal Bakhitiari province.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from IRIB News, the deputy prosecutor in Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari said: “These two prisoners were convicted of kidnapping and raping a 17 years old boy.

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