Category: Executions

The List of the Names of other 69 Death Row Prisoners in Uremia Prison

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Abdulghader Karimi, Abdullah Noorolahi, Aboobakr Arvandian, Akram Khaledi, Amir Abdullahzadeh, Aram Ghaderinia, Aref Esmaeili, Asghar Ranjar, Azad Saeidi, Bayazid Poorkakeh, Bayazid Rasvaheshtian, Behnam Esmaelinejad, Central Prison of Uremia, Davood Alizadeh, Davood Doodkanloo, Davood Vadar, Ekhtiar Ehjati, Fahim Halareh, Fakri Halareh, Faramarz Hossaini, Farhand Mansouri, Haidar Amini, Haxhir Alizadeh, Haxhir Faizollah Baigi, Haxhir Irannejad, Hossain Adab, Hossain Sarvari, Idris Pooladi, Iraj Hamedi, Jafar Ghavidel, Jafar Rashidi, Jahangir Nojavan, Jahangir Razizadeh, Jebreil Kanani, Kamran Pooreh, Karam Gholizadeh, Khaled Shadkam, Khalil Menni, Khalil Mousa Kasra, Loghman Fotoohchi, Mohammad Eyvazkhani, Mojtaba Shirkhani, Molood Rad Asa, Moloud Hajimoloudi, Morteza Tabatabaei, Nadi Javan, Naser Hossaini, Nasrollah Elyasi, Omar Rasouli, Osman Hasani, Peyman Zarei, Rahim Doodkanloo, Rahman Fooladi, Rahman Rahmanzadeh, Ramazan Mousa Kasra, Reza Ahmadabadi, Reza Zare, Saeid Poorhormoz, Saeid Rasouli, Saleh Doodkanloo, Saleh Solaimani, Shaban Nabizadeh, Shafi Abdullahzadeh, Shahram Azizpoor, Shahram Fathi, Shoaib Hatami, Siamak Derakhshan, Sohail Ghanizadeh, Teher Abdullahzadeh, Tofigh Jahangiri

HRANA News Agency – More than 100 death row prisoners with drug related charges are kept in Uremia prison. HRANA is trying to get the public attention to this issue with the hope that public awareness could be a help in prevention of these executions. For this reason the names of 69 death row prisoners who have been identified recently, are being published.

In continuation of publishing the names of death row prisoners in Uremia prison, the names of 69 other prisoners who are charged with drug related charges and kept in ward number 15 of Uremia prison is hereby being published. Continue reading “The List of the Names of other 69 Death Row Prisoners in Uremia Prison”

“If You Are Innocent, You Will Go to Heaven.” Judge Told a Death Row Prisoner

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Abdulhamid Bagheri, Ahmad Altafi, Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, Majid Imani, Reza Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – Reza Hosseini, 34, from Koohdasht in Lorestan Province, was one of the four prisoners who were executed with drug related charges on Tuesday, May 3. His mother and wife not only did not find the chance to visit him after traveling 840 km, but also were insulted by prison authorities.

According to his wife, judge Tayarani has responded to Mr. Hosseini’s claim that he was innocent: “no problem; if you are innocent you will be sent to heaven after execution”. Continue reading ““If You Are Innocent, You Will Go to Heaven.” Judge Told a Death Row Prisoner”

An Unpublished Sound Track of Farzad Kamangar

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Ali Heidarian, Farhad Vakili, Farzad Kamangar, Mehdi Eslamian, Shirin Alam Holi

HRANA News Agency – Farzad Kamangar, a teacher and human rights activist who was executed in the morning of May 9, 2010 along with Ali Heidarian, Farhad Vakili, Shirin Alam Holi and Mehdi Eslamian in Evin prison, in his short life, due to his human concerns and by his formidable pen wrote open letters addressed to the Iranian society. Letters full of humane emotion, hope, resistance, peace and equality. The letter called; “Be strong Comrades” is one of his latest letters which was written by Farzad in May 2010. The letter was addressed to imprisoned teachers at that time. The sound track of the letter in which Farzad Kamangar reads this letter is being published for the first time, now:

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A Prisoner’s Second Eye Will Be Gouged Out in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj

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Mojtaba Saheli, Mojtaba Yasawoli

HRANA News Agency – Retaliation sentence of “blinding eyes with acid” of the second eye of Mojtaba Yasawoli (Saheli) will be executed in Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj on May 17th. Blinding Mojtaba Saheli’s first eye was the first sentence for acid attack crime in Iran which was carried out in 2014. He has been given time to pay the blood money and the cost of treating victim of the acid attack, to avoid the second eye blinding sentence.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), retaliation sentence of “Blinding eyes with acid” of the second eye of Mojtaba Yasawoli (Saheli) who had blinded someone with acid in 2009, will run in Rajai Shahr prison, in Karaj. Continue reading “A Prisoner’s Second Eye Will Be Gouged Out in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj”

The Graves of 5 Political Prisoners Executed on May 9, 2010 Are still Unknown

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Ali Heydarian, Farhad Vakili, Farzad Kamangar, Mehdi Eslamian, Shirin Alam Holi

HRANA News Agency – On May 9, 2010, Farzad Kamangar, teacher and human rights activist, along with four other political prisoners named Ali Heydarian, Shirin Alam Holi, Farhad Vakili and Mehdi Eslamian were executed after a flawed judicial process, secretly and without the knowledge of their lawyers and families at the parking of Evin prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the execution verdict of Farzad Kamangar and four other prisoners among the unprecedented wave of domestically and internationally protests, was carried out while according to the documents, their judicial process was full of specific cases of rights violation including detention in contravention of the law, the long-term maintenance in solitary confinement without access to a lawyer during detention, physical and psychological torture against them especially in the case of three of them in detention centers of Sanandaj and Kermanshah, as well as numerous procedural violations, so that at least three of the defendants (Farzad Kamangar, Farhad Vakili and Ali Heydarian) were known as “Muhareb” and the death sentence was issued a for them without their chance of defense in a seven-minute-long court. Continue reading “The Graves of 5 Political Prisoners Executed on May 9, 2010 Are still Unknown”

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The List of the Names of 55 Death Row Prisoners in Uremia Prison

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Abat Javanmard, Abdullah Banayi, Afshin Khorshidi, Afshin Shoukati, Akbar Choopani, Ali Abdi, Ali Amoozadeh, Alireza Alinejad, Aram Rasouli, Behnam Hasanzadeh, Central Prison of Urmia, Danesh Darvishzadeh, Daryush Darvishzadeh, Daryush Farahzad, Faisal Abdi, Fardin Bayrami, Ghader Mohammad Hasan, Gholamreza Amiri, Hamdollah Hamd Mohammadzadeh, Hamid Parvizi, Hasan Bahrami, Himan Bonavand, Hossain Rahimi, Ibrahim Taghe, Idris Jabarzadeh, Jafar Ardashiri, Jafar Esmaeili, Jahandar Shokrollahi, Kamal Khakzad, Kamal Molla Vaisi, Kamal Soltani, Khalil Agushi, Khalil Salehi, Mahdi Hajizadeh, Mohammad Taimoori, Mohammadreza Mohammadnejad, Mojtaba Kahrizi, Naji Omarzadeh, Naser Kakazadeh, Osman Gholtafi, Osman Sahraei, Rahim Barin, Rahman Darvishzadeh, Ramazan Ahmadipoor, Ramazan Sabzi, Ramazan Shaikhloo, Rasoul Kavani, Reza Farmanbordar, Saeid Armad, Saeid Tanha, Saji Omarzadeh, Salah Javanmard, Salim Khazri, Sayad Khanian, Taimoor Asoobar, Tayeb Shaikhnejad Mokri

HRANA News Agency – at least 100 prisoners with homicide charges are kept on wards number 4 and 5 in Uremia prison. HRANA is trying to gain public attention in order to save them from execution by publicizing their identities. For this reason identity of 55 prisoners under death row is following.

According to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) – following call of around 100 prisoners in Uremia prison by authorities and announcement of “deciding their faith” on next three months and finding complaints addresses, identity of 56 prisoners who are mainly charged with homicide and are kept in ward 4 and 5 of prison, is publicizing by HRANA. Need to be mentioned that three prisoners on this list has been kept in prison for past 27 years each. Continue reading “The List of the Names of 55 Death Row Prisoners in Uremia Prison”

At Least 4 Prisoners Hanged In Ghezelhesar Prison In Karaj

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Abdulhamid Bagheri, Ahmad Altafi, Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj, Great Prison of Tehran, Majid Imani, Reza Hosseini

HRANA News Agency – The death sentences of at least four prisoners with drug related charges were executed in Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj. Three of these prisoners were kept in Ghezelhesar prison and the other one was kept in Great Prison of Tehran (Fashafooyeh).

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at least four prisoners of Ghezelhesar and Fashafooyeh prisons with drug related charges were executed on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Ghezelhesar prison. Continue reading “At Least 4 Prisoners Hanged In Ghezelhesar Prison In Karaj”

6 Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj

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Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj

HRANA News Agency – HRANA had already reported at least 4 executions in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, but with one day delay, the Iranian official media have announced that 6 people were executed in this prison.

According to HRANA News Agency, Jam-e Jam newspaper reported that ten accused of murder were transferred to solitary confinements in Rajai Shahr for execution, on 27th April. Continue reading “6 Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj”

Six Prisoners Executed Secretly in Yazd Prison in 2014

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Hamidreza Mir, Yazd Prison

HRANA News Agency – Six prisoners were executed secretly in Yazd prison without a permission for a last meeting with their families on June 23, 2014. Iranian judiciary officials never informed in detail about the executions.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), on June 23, 2014 six prisoners were executed in Yazd prison. The prisoners were all from the province of Sistan and Baluchestan. Continue reading “Six Prisoners Executed Secretly in Yazd Prison in 2014”

8 Prisoners Executed in Zahedan

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Central prison of Zahedan, Jamshid Dehlavi, Mohammad Sanjooli, Sadegh Rigi

HRANA News Agency – 8 prisoners, 5 of whom were charged with drug related crimes and three others with murder, were executed in two days in Zahedan Prison.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), following the new wave of executions in different prisons which started after few months pause, 8 prisoners were executed in Zahedan Prison. Continue reading “8 Prisoners Executed in Zahedan”