Three more executions in Ardebil

HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners have been hanged on charge of drug trafficking in Ardebil central prison today morning.

 

According to a report by Ardebil Judiciary, three prisoners who were charged with drug trafficking have been hanged on July 8, 2013 morning on Ardebil central prison. Continue reading “Three more executions in Ardebil”

5 prisoners have been hanged in Qazvin

HRANA News Agency – The prosecutor of Qazvin says 3 prisoners have been hanged on charge of drug trafficking and 2 other on charge of murder.

 

According to the announcement of the judiciary of Qazvin province, Esmail Sadeghi Niaraki, the prosecutor of Qazvin said: “Reza, 49 years old, married, from Gilan, had been arrested in 2011 having 390 grams Krack and was sentenced to death after the legal procedure.” Continue reading “5 prisoners have been hanged in Qazvin”

11 executions in Zahedan / 5 are women

HRANA News Agency – 11 prisoners including 5 women have been hanged in Zahedan central prison on charge of drug trafficking.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), these prisoners had been transferred to the solitaries of Zahedan prison on July 4, 2013 and were hanged on Tuesday 6th of July. Continue reading “11 executions in Zahedan / 5 are women”

3 prisoners have been hanged in Ardebil

HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners have been hanged in Ardebil charged with drug trafficking yesterday morning.

 

According to a report by Ardebil Judiciary, on the basis of the sentence of the first branch of the revolutionary court of Ardebil, two brothers from Germi born in 1965 and 1972 were charged with cooperation in transporting 4 kg, 535 gr. and 5 cgr. Heroin and sentenced to death which was enforced yesterday morning after the legal procedure. Continue reading “3 prisoners have been hanged in Ardebil”

Corrections – The case of the eight-year-old juvenile offender

HRANA News Agency – On July 4, 2013, Shargh Newspaper published a short news story inviting its readers to attend the debut of a play to save the life of an innocent child who was to be executed the following week.  The story appeared on page 16 of the issue numbered 1773 and identified the name of the play, the Blue Sensation of Death, as well as the location and time of the debut.  The news story indicated that the proceeds from the play was to be used towards the retribution demanded by the family of a victim who was killed by the child.

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A juvenile offender will be hanged next week

HRANA News Agency – A juvenile offender who has spent 10 years in prison for a crime committed at the age of eight will be hanged next week in Tehran.

According to a report by Shargh Newspaper, the plaintiff has demanded approximately $500,000 in reparation before giving the required consent for the sentence to be commuted.  Iranian criminal law allows death penalty for children, but the sentence can be carried out only after the child reaches 18 . Continue reading “A juvenile offender will be hanged next week”

6 prisoners have been hanged in Bam

HRANA News Agency – The head of the judiciary of Kerman province confirmed the execution of 6 prisoners on charge of drug trafficking.

 

According to a report by ISNA, Ali Tavakkoli, the head of the judiciary of Kerman province said: “According to the sentence of the revolutionary court of Bam 6 prisoners have been hanged on charge of drug trafficking this morning.” Continue reading “6 prisoners have been hanged in Bam”

25 prisoners have been hanged in 2 days

HRANA News Agency – 21 prisoners have been hanged in Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj on Tuesday, also 4 prisoners have been hanged in Rajai Shahr prison on Wednesday.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the family of Mohsen Jahanbakhsh, the prisoner who had disappeared since last Monday, went to Rajai Shahr prison of Karaj to follow his situation yesterday morning. Continue reading “25 prisoners have been hanged in 2 days”

Transferring a sentenced to death prisoner to an unknown location

HRANA News Agency – Mohsen Jahanbakhsh the prisoner who is sentenced to death has been transferred from Rajaie Shahr prison to unknown location and there is no information about him.

 

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Mohsen Jahanbakhsh who was sentenced to death by judge Salevati in branch 15 of Tehran revolutionary court on charge of stick-up to the bank armored car as an enemy of God and the verdict was confirmed by supreme court, has been transferred to unknown location on July 1 around 2 P.M. Continue reading “Transferring a sentenced to death prisoner to an unknown location”

Two prisoners were hanged in Khorram Abad

HRANA News Agency – Two prisoners were hanged in Khorram Abad on charge of trafficking industrial drugs.

 

According to a news by IRIB, Alizadeh, the commander of the Lorestan province police said: “The execution sentence of two prisoners who were charged with trafficking 2 kg and 189 gr of industrial drugs has been enforced this morning in the central prison of Khorram Abad.”

 

This source did not say anything about the names and ages of the hanged prisoners.