13 prisoners, among them five Afghan citizens, were executed in Iran
Five prisoners were executed in the prison of Shahrud (northern Iran) Tuesday April 25. reported the offcial Iranian sources. Eight other prisoners were hanged in Karaj (west of Tehran) according to unofficial reports. According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan Province five prisoners, among them four Afghan citizens, were hanged in [...]
Israel has murdered more political opponents than apartheid South Africa ever judicially executed
This week the United Nations held an international meeting in Geneva on the question of Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention facilities. Professor John Dugard presented on the status of Palestinians who engage in resistance against Israeli oppression. Former Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Professor Dugard draws [...]
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 [...]
Four prisoners were executed in Qom (south of Tehran)
Four prisoners have been executed in the prison of Qom in the past few days, reported the Mehr news agency. The report which was quoting Mostafa Barzegar, the prosecutor of Qom, said: ” Four persons convicted of drug trafficking were executed in the prison of Qom during the pas days”. The report didn’t identify the [...]
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 [...]
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