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”
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”
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”
HRANA News Agency – 3 prisoners were hanged during 2 days in Central Prison of Karaj.
On April 28, 2016 two prisoners in the Central Prison of Karaj on the charges related to drugs were executed, by considering this, the number of executions in this prison increased to three during two days. Continue reading “3 Prisoners Executed in Central Prison of Karaj”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
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”
