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 [...]
Iranian authorities react to IHR’s report: The man who carried out the public execution was 23 years old!
Iran Human Rights (IHR) had published (via NL-Aid) a report on May 26th regarding the public execution of “Mehdi Faraji” in Qazvin titled: “Young boy was used to carry out execution of a man in public in Iran“. The information was based on eyewitness reports who said, “A young boy was used to draw the [...]
At least 31 people killed under Iraqi military attack on Camp Ashraf- IHR strongly condemns the attack
According to a statement by the Iranian opposition National Council of Resistance (NCRI), heavily armed Iraqi military forces have started an attack on Camp Ashraf north of Baghdad. The attack on city began at 4:45 local time. The Iraqi forces number to 2500. They come in armoured vehicles. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on [...]
British Foreign Office Report on Human Rights for 2010 : 650 people were executed in 2010 in Iran
According to “The 2010 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Report” on human rights, the number of executions in Iran increases to over 650 in 2010. The report that was published today covered the human rights situation in a number of countries among them Iran. According to the report more than 650 people were executed in Iran [...]
Annual Report of the Death Penalty in Iran in 2010
Iran Human Rights, February 11: Iran Human Rights (IHR) has published the annual report on the death penalty in Iran in 2010. The report can be downloaded. Introduction:The annual report of 2010 is being presented at a moment when Iran is going through one of the worst execution waves since the end of 1980’s. According [...]
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