One Prisoner Hanged in Sari Prison

HRANA News Agency – One prisoner convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Sari Prison in presence of local Judiciary Authorities on Tuesday, December 25, 2012.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from ISNA, Assadollah Jafari , Attorney general of Mazandaran province said: this prisoner had several criminal records in drug trafficking and based on this fact, he was executed in Sari Prison.

According to the report of Statistics and Publication Department of Human Rights Activists in Iran, 19 prisoners were executed in Iran in last month.

Danger of Imminent Execution: Gholamreza Khosravi’s Reconsideration of Case Failed

HRANA News Agency – reconsideration of Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani, political prisoner who is sentenced to death, was failed and he is in danger of imminent execution.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 31st branch of Supreme Court in Tehran announced reconsideration of Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani, political prisoner who is sentenced to death, was failed and he is in danger of imminent execution.

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Six Capital Punishments Confirmed in Salmas, Iran

HRANA News Agency – Execution verdicts of six prisoners in Salmas, convicted of drug trafficking has been confirmed by Supreme Court and they are in danger of execution.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Habib Mamadi, Akram Mamadi, Sami Mamadi, Samad Mamadi, Karim Mamadi and Firouz Hassanzadeh, from Hablaran and Ghezel Kand villages in Salmas convicted of drug trafficking are sentenced to death.

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IRAN: Judiciary official says woman to be stoned for husband’s murder, not just adultery

In a surprise announcement, a judiciary official in provincial Iran said a woman who had been convicted and sentenced to stoning for adultery had also been convicted of murder.

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two in the Tabriz area, had been convicted of cheating on her late husband, apparently a murder victim, and sentenced to die by stoning, a ruling that is officially under review, according to Iranian judiciary officials.

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Seven Prisoners Hanged in Isfahan, Iran

HRANA News Agency – Seven prisoners convicted of drug trafficking and rape were hanged in Isfahan Prison on Wednesday, December 19, 2012.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Keyhan, local judiciary authorities informed six of then were convicted of drug trafficking and one of them was convicted of rape.

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Prisoner Hanged in Kashan, Iran

HRANA News Agency – A prisoner convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Kashan, Iran.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from IRIB News, a prisoner convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Kashan Central Prison om Monday, December 17, 2012.

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One prisoner hanged in Semnan, Iran

HRANA News Agency – The Judiciary authorities in Semnan said one prisoner convicted of drug trafficking was hanged in Semnan prison on Monday, December 10, 2012.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from Mehr News agency, Mohamad Sadigh Nia told reporters: ” The prisoner – M. H. – convicted of trafficking 3.750 Kg drugs was executed in Semnan central prison.

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Three prisoners hanged in Zahedan prison, Iran

HRANA News Agency – This morning, three prisoners (one Pakistani citizen) convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in Zahedan prison.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), three prisoners, convicted of drug trafficking were executed in Zahedan central prison on Saturday, December 8, 2012.

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Four Executions in Kermanshah, One in Public

HRANA News Agency – Three prisoners convicted of drug trafficking and one convicted of rape, were executed in Kermanshah on Monday, December 3, 2012.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), quoted from ISNA, Three prisoners (two men and one woman) convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in Kermanshah prison and one convicted of rape, kidnapping and Blasphemy were executed publicly in Azadi sq. in Kermanshah on Monday, December 3, 2012.

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A prisoner sentenced to death was transferred for execution in Rajaishahr Prison

HRANA News Agency – A prisoner convicted of murdering, was transferred to Solitary Confinement for execution in Rajaishahr prison.

According to a report by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Hamza Dolati (Dolatshenas), a prisoner from Rajaishahr prison in Karaj, convicted of murdering was transferred to Solitary Confinement in Ward 5 for execution on Wednesday, November 21, 2012.

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