11 Prisoners Hanged Today According to Unofficial Sources- One Afghan Citizen Among Those Executed

According to unofficial reports in Iran, eleven prisoners were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning. The group, Human rights and Democracy activists in Iran (HRDAI), reported that eleven prisoners among them one Afghan citizen were hanged in Evin prison early today. The Afghan prisoner was identified as Mohammad Dahmardeh, 37. Accodring to this [...]

Two prisoners hanged in Iran today: One man was hanged publicly in Shiraz (southern Iran)

Two prisoners were hanged in two Iranian cities today. One man was hanged publicly in Shiraz: One prisoner was hanged publicly in the city of Shiraz (Fars Province, southern Iran) this morning, reported the official web site of the Iranian judiciary in the Fars Province. The prisoner was identified as “A. T.” and was convicted [...]

Two prisoners were hanged publicly in Iran this morning

Two prisoners were hanged publicly in Robat Karim (near Tehran) early this morning Thursday June 28. According to the Mehr news agency one of the prisoners was convicted of drug trafficking while the other prisoner was convicted of rape. The prisoners were hanged in Davoudieh square of this city in fron of several hundred people. [...]

Images of Tehran, June 20: one of the Middle-East’s most modern cities (strong images)

According to the Iranian state-run media, four prisoners were hanged publicly in Tehran early morning on June 20. According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Tehran the prisoners were all convicted of rape in four separate cases. According to the report, the prisoners have been identified as: Iman Amani, son of Mohammad [...]

At least 8 prisoners executed in Iran, one day after EU expressed concern about the alarming number of the executions- At least 78 executions in May 2012

At least nine prisoners were executed in two different prisons in Iran today and yesterday, reported unofficial reports from Iran. The 8 executions take place only one day after the EU expressed concern about what they calles “the alarming increase in the use of death penalty” and asked Iran to “introduce a moratorium on executions” [...]

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