Five Prisoners Were Hanged in Shiraz (Southern Iran) Today- Two Hanged Publicly And Three Hanged In The Prison

Five prisoners were hanged in Shiraz (southern Iran) yesterday reported the Iranian state media. The official website of the Iranian judiciary in Fars Province, reported that two of the prisoners were hanged publicly in different squares of Shiraz, while the three others were hanged inside Adelabad prison. According to the report the prisoners were identified [...]

Three Afghan Citizens Were Hanged In Iran

Three Afghan prisoners were hanged in the prison of Tabas, eastern Iran, reported the Iranian state media today. According to the state-run Iranian news agency Fars, three prisoners identified as “N. M.”, “Sh. P.” and “Z.N.”, all Afghan citizens, were executed in the prison of Tabas, on Monday September 24. The prisoners were convicted of [...]

At Least 6 People Were Executed In Iran Today

According to official and unofficial reports from Iran at least six prisoners were executed in three different prisons today. One prisoner hanged in Western Iran According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Doroud, Lorestan Province (West of Iran). The prisoner who was not identified by name, [...]

One man hanged in public today- Another man to be hanged in public Tomorrow

One man was hanged in public in the city of Shahroud, northern Iran. According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in the province of Semnan, one man was hanged publicly in Shahroud today, Monday September 10. According to the report, the man, 35, identified as “H. A”, was convicted of sodomy and rape. [...]

Iran human rights warns against mass executions in the coming weeks- an appeal to the un and the leaders attending the non-aligned summit in Tehran

Iran Human Rights (IHR) warns against the possibility of a new execution wave in Iran in the coming weeks. Several reports from Iran indicate that the Iranian authorities are planning to execute multiple prisoners, among them some political prisoners and some convicted of espionage. Most of the executions will most likely be carried out following [...]

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