Five executions in Qom / 39 executions in less than one week

HRANA News Agency – Five prisoners who had been charged with drug trafficking were hanged in Qom central prison yesterday morning.

 

Ganj, the prosecutor of Qom said: “These prisoner have been hanged because of: trafficking 354 kg Opium, 15 kg Krack and 3 kg Heroin and marketing 2 kg Krack.” Continue reading “Five executions in Qom / 39 executions in less than one week”

A prisoner has been executed in Isfahan

HRANA News Agency – A prisoner has been hanged on charge of drug trafficking in Isfahan on Sunday August 25.

 

According to a report by IRIB, the commander of Khomeini Shahr police published the news of the execution of a prisoner who was charged with having industrial drugs and Heroin.

 

Colonel Khosro Ahmadi said: “This person had been arrested on charge of having 2 kg and 450 gr Heroin and 1 kg and 770 gr Krack in 2009 and after the legal procedure and the confermation of the verdict by the prosecutor he was hanged in the prison of Khomeini Shahr.”

Two more executions in Ahwaz prison

HRANA News Agency – Two prisoners have been hanged in Karoun prison of Ahwaz on charge of murder on Wednesday August 19 and Tuesday August 18.

 

According to a report by Khouzestan justice department, “Reza – R” who had been charged with a murder in 2006 and sentenced to death by Khouzestan penal court was hanged last Wednesday in Karoun prison. Continue reading “Two more executions in Ahwaz prison”

A prisoner has been hanged in Ahwaz

HRANA News Agency – A man who was charged with drug trafficking, has been hanged in Ahwaz prison on August 24, 2013.

 

According to a report by Mehr, Said Gashtil, had been charged with trafficking 11 kg Heroin and was hanged after his request of forgiveness was denied twice. Continue reading “A prisoner has been hanged in Ahwaz”

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Twenty seven prisoners hanged on one day, not counting secret executions

HRANA News Agency – On Thursday, Aug. 21, 2013, the total number of inmates hanged in six prisons throughout Iran reached 27, but the number might even be higher. Official reports indicate that 27 prisoners were hanged on Thursday in Arak, Mashhad, Urmia, Karaj, Hendijan and Ardabil.  Among those hanged were five prisoners who were executed at the Central Prison in Arak for a total amount of five kg of narcotics.  Meanwhile, 11 inmates were executed secretly in Karaj and five in Urmia.

Continue reading “Twenty seven prisoners hanged on one day, not counting secret executions”

Three prisoners have been hanged in public in Karaj

HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners have been hanged on charge of rape in 3 different places in Karaj yesterday morning.

 

The Karaj prosecutor said to the journalists: “These 3 had been arrested after several complaints and confessed to 14 robberies, 2 kidnappings and 2 rapes.” Continue reading “Three prisoners have been hanged in public in Karaj”

An Iraqi Kurd is in danger of imminent execution in Iran

HRANA News Agency – Recently the supreme court has confirmed the death verdict of Ali Ahmad Soleiman the kurdish political prisoner of Oroumiyeh on charge of intentional murder.

 

One of this prisoner’s relatives told HRANA correspondent “Ali Ahmad Soleiman who was sentenced to death by branch 5 of Oroumiyeh criminal court has been informed that his verdict has been confirmed by the supreme court as well.” Continue reading “An Iraqi Kurd is in danger of imminent execution in Iran”

six prisoners have been hanged in Ahwaz

HRANA News Agency – Six prisoners have been hanged in Ahwaz Karoun prison on charge of rapping this morning.

 

According to a report by Fars News Agency, after a year and a half the rapists of the parks around Shushtar were found and sentenced to death. The sentence was enforced this morning in Ahwaz prison.

 

The death sentence has been confirmed by the Supreme Court.

A man and a woman are going to be stoned in Tabriz central prison

HRANA News Agency – Zahra Pour Sai, the daughter of Hassan and Ali Sai Bashsiz, the son of Hassan, have been tried by judge Amiri, the head of the second branch of the criminal court of East Azerbaijan province and sentenced to stoning on charge of adultery in 2012.

Naghi Mahmoudi, the attorney lawyer said to HRANA: “The lawyers of the culprits have asked for appeal afterwards and the case was sent to the branch 7 of the Supreme Court. Morteza Fazel the head of the branch 7 of the Supreme Court and Azizollah Razzaghi the Counselor of this branch have rejected the appeal request”

The Supreme Court said in their verdict: “Regarding the content of the dossier, the investigations and the confessions of the culprits and the comments of the informed ones and the film made about the relationship of the culprits which shows the adultery clearly have been done by the agreement and propensity of both sides and the statement of the court members about the film which fulfills the conditions of adultery which is confirmed by all court members and the lack of enough reasons given by the convicts and their lawyers the verdict number 91/4/19 – 0000129 issued by the second branch of the criminal court of the East Azerbaijan province which sentences  Mr. Ali Sai and Mrs. Zahra Pour Sai to stoning on charge of adultery is confirmed according to the rules and part A of article 265 of criminal law.”

The culprits have received this definitive verdict on December 16, 2012 in Tabriz central prison.

Therefore there is the fear that the verdict enforcement of Tabriz department of justice is willing to enforce the sentence secretly.