Category: Executions

The Names of 38 Death Row Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj

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Afshin Hashemi, Ahmad Ghasemi, Akbar Dehghan, Akbar Pirami, Ali Kavandipour, Alireza Afshar, Alireza Gharbali, Amir Khalilpour, Azad Ardokhani, Bagher Basiri, Barat Ali Rahimi, Faramarz Fakhraie, Fariborz jalali, Farma Salehi, Fatollah Bakhtiari, Ghorban Ali Haidari, Hamid Shirkhani, Hasan Kandi, Hossein Hasani, Hossein Sadegh Kasmaee, Isa Ibrahimi Ibrahim, Israfil Mohammadi, Jabar Molah Hashemi, Javad Sayfi, Kazem Khadem, Khaled Mohammadyan, Kourosh Chakeri, Mahmud Khan Mohammadi, Mehrdad Saebi Lafshar, Mohammad Azizi, Mohammad Khedmati, Mohsen Kazemi, Morteza Shafaghti, Nima Ismaelian, Reza Pourabasian, Saedi Babakhanian, Saeed Iskandari, Sohrab Sanami

HRANA News Agency – Hundreds of prisoners on death row are being kept in Rajai Shahr prison. HRANA tries to attract the public support to save them from the gallows by publication of these prisoners’ identities. In this regard, the names of 38 prisoners on death row in Rajai Shahr prison is being published as follows.

This prisoners have been sentenced to death on charge of murder and are mostly being kept in ward 3 of Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj. Continue reading “The Names of 38 Death Row Prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj”

The Case of 100 Death Row Prisoners to be “Clarified” within 3 Months; Authorities

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Central Prison of Uremia

HRANA News Agency – It was announced to at least a hundred death row prisoners, in prison of Urmia that in the next three months their “case” will become clear. This rare action has created a wave of concern among prisoners and their families.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), recently, the authorities of Urmia Prison called at least a hundred prisoners who have been sentenced to death on charges of “murder” and have served more than 5 years, to the prison’s Pray Hall (Hosseinieh) and took the address and details of the plaintiffs. Continue reading “The Case of 100 Death Row Prisoners to be “Clarified” within 3 Months; Authorities”

Five Men and Two Women Executed in Birjand

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Birjand, Mohammad Niazi, Moheb Rahmati, Rasht

HRANA News Agency – Five men and two women were executed in connection with drug crimes in the central prison of Birjand on Thursday.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), seven prisoners who had been charged with drug related crimes were hanged in the central prison of Birjand in the early morning of Thursday 14th April. Continue reading “Five Men and Two Women Executed in Birjand”

At Least 7 Prisoners Hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj

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Executions
Ayad Mohammadi, Hamzeh Dolatabadi, Hussein Moeinfar, Javad Sadeghi, Mehdi Haghshenas, Mehdi Kaheh, Mohammad Javad Mozaffari, Mohammad Zarei, Mostafa Ejlali, Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj

HRANA News Agency – At least seven prisoners were executed in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj, and there is still no news about one other prisoner.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), the death penalty of at least seven prisoners was implemented in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj. They were transferred to the solitary confinement on Monday and were executed in Tuesday morning, 12th April. Continue reading “At Least 7 Prisoners Hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj”

Saman Naseem Still in an Undecided Situation

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Children, Ethnic Minorities, Executions
Saman Naseem

HRANA News Agency – There is no change in the legal status of Saman Naseem, juvenile offender whose death sentence had been suspended by the protest of the international community and human rights organizations yet, despite three deployments to the forensic for examination of his intellectual growth.

An informed source in this regard said to Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), “The case of Saman Naseem has not changed currently. Despite three deployments of Saman Naseem to the forensic for examination of his intellectual growth, no sentence has been issued so far.” Continue reading “Saman Naseem Still in an Undecided Situation”

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Prisoner Hanged in Rasht, Despite Warnings of Amnesty International

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Amnesty International, Rashid Kouhi

HRANA News Agency – Despite warnings of Amnesty International, Rashid Kouhi was executed on the charge of drug offenses without the right of appeal in Lakan prison of Rasht.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Rashid Kouhi, at the morning of April 9, 2016 was executed in Lakan prison of Rasht in connection with the discovery of 800 g jar in his bag. Last entreaty of his family to stop the execution and earn a chance to submit an application was refused by the authorities. Continue reading “Prisoner Hanged in Rasht, Despite Warnings of Amnesty International”

At Least 977 Executions in Iran in 2015; Amnesty International

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Amnesty International

HRANA News Agency – Amnesty International reported that in 2015, the rate of executions in the world was the highest in the past 25 years and Iran, along with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have been announced as the countries with the highest number of executions.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Amnesty International has announced in a report that in 2015 at least 1634 people were executed in 25 countries. This figure has increased 50% over the previous year and in the last 25 years (since 1989) is unprecedented. Continue reading “At Least 977 Executions in Iran in 2015; Amnesty International”

Ehsan Shahqasemi Released from the Prison

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Executions, Prisoners
Ali Khalili, Ehsan Shahqasemi

HRANA News Agency – Ehsan Shahqasemi who had been sentenced to death on charge of murder of a Basij member was released by the end of the sentence of the general aspects of the crime and also obtaining the consent of the victim’s parents, the charge of murder and the death sentence of Shahqasemi had taken place in circumstances that the death of “Ali Khalili” was three years after the clash and the he had consented officially and received the payment as the blood money or the cost of treatment.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ehsan Shahqasemi and his friends had a conflict with Ali Khalili, a member of Basij in 2011, during which Shahqasemi stabbed Khalili with a knife. Continue reading “Ehsan Shahqasemi Released from the Prison”

Another Juvenile Offender in Sanandaj Prison Sentenced to Death

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Children, Executions
Amanj Hosseini, Himan Orami-Nejhad, Siavash Mahmoudi, Yousef Mohammadi

HRANA News Agency – With issuing of another death sentence for a juvenile offender in Sanandaj Prison, the number of prisoners who are sentenced to death for an offence they have committed while being a juvenile, has rose to 5.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a juvenile offender (K.N) imprisoned at Sanandaj Prison, who at the time of crime was 17 years and 9 months old,  was sentenced to death by retaliation in kind (Qisas) for murder. Continue reading “Another Juvenile Offender in Sanandaj Prison Sentenced to Death”

Juvenile Offender at the Risk of Imminent Execution in Iran: Amnesty International

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Children, Executions
Amnesty International, Himan Uraminejad

HRANA News Agency – In a statement of urgent action, Amnesty International warned about the imminent execution of Himan Uraminejad who was sentenced to death on charge of murder when he was a juvenile, and asked the Iranian authorities to stop this verdict.

According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), Amnesty International called on the Iranian authorities to stop the death sentence of the juvenile offender, Himan Uraminejad whose verdict was confirmed by the Supreme Court. He has been informed that his sentence will be executed after April 1, 2016. Continue reading “Juvenile Offender at the Risk of Imminent Execution in Iran: Amnesty International”