Execution of at least 10 prisoners postponed until Saturday
Yesterday, Iran Human Rights (IHR) and several other human rights organizations reported on the imminent execution of at least 10 prisoners scheduled for early this morning. According to reports from sources in Iran, the scheduled executions have been postponed until Saturday morning. The source that contacted IHR underlined that the sentences have not been stopped [...]
Urgent: 10 prisoners scheduled for execution today
According to reliable sources from Iran, 10 prisoners have been transferred for execution from Ghezelhesar prison to solitary confinement cell in Tehran’s Evin Prison. According to the sources, they are scheduled to be executed o the morning of October 11. A human rights group, Justice for Iran has published the names of five of the [...]
Human rights groups urge UN to cease anti-drug trafficking funding until Islamic Republic renounces use of death penalty for drug-related offences
On the World Day against the Death Penalty, Iran Human Rights (IHR) together with four other NGOs dedicated to human rights issues inside Iran and the cessation of the death penalty have called for a moratorium on international funding to Iran’s anti-drug trafficking programs until such time the Islamic Republic renounces its policy of execution [...]
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 [...]
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