Annual report on the death penalty in Iran 2011
As the Iranian authorities continue the crackdown of the dissidents and the civil society, Iran Human Rights (IHR) presents its annual report on the death penalty in 2011 in Iran. The report was presented in press conferences at the Italian Senate, Paris City Hall and University of Oslo las week. Introduction: The execution wave that [...]
12 executions in Shiraz (southern Iran) today: five executions in public and seven executions in the prison
According to the reports from Iran 12 prisoners were executed in the city of Shiraz (southern Iran) today January 15th. Iran Human Rights (IHR) had earlier this week warned about the scheduled execution of nine prisoners in Shiraz. According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars, five prisoners were hanged publicly in three different [...]
Two prisoners were executed- 9 others to be executed in the coming days
Two prisoners were executed in Tehran’s Evin prison and 9 others are scheduled to be hanged in the coming days in Shiraz, reported the Iranian state media. According to Shargh newspaper, two prisoners were executed in the Evin prison of Tehran, Wednesday morning January 11. According to the report the prisoners were identified as “Fazlollah” [...]
Execution in Iran: at least 40 executions in the first week of 2012
January 8: One man was hanged in public in a Gachsaran (western Iran) reported the Iranian state media. According to the state run Iranian news agency ISNA, a man who was not identified by name, was hanged publicly in a village near Gachsaran yesterday Saturday January 7. The man was convicted of rape said the [...]
Eight prisoners executed in Iran- Three hanged publicly today
Eight prisoners have been hanged in three different Iranian provinces yesterday and today, reported the Iranian state media. According to the official and unofficial reports at least 33 people have been executed in the first five days of January 2012. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of Iran Human Rights (IHR) strongly condemned these executions and urged [...]
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