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At Least 6 People Were Executed In Iran Today

admin — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:00:30 +0000

According to official and unofficial reports from Iran at least six prisoners were executed in three different prisons today.

One prisoner hanged in Western Iran

According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Doroud, Lorestan Province (West of Iran). The prisoner who was not identified by name, was convicted keeping 9 kilos and 618 grams of heroin, said the report.

Three prisoners were hanged in Northern Iran

According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan province (Northern Iran), three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Shahrud early this morning, Thursday September 20.

The prisoners were identified as “M.M.”, “A. M.” and “M. R.” and convicted of “keeping and carrying large amounts of the narcotic substance crack”, said the report.

At least two prisoners were hanged in Urmia (Northwestern Iran)

According to the unofficial Kurdish news agency Kurdpa, sex prisoners were hanged in the prison of Urmia early this morning September 20. Execution of two of the prisoners has been confirmed by another independent source. These prisoners are identified as “Hashem Jahangiri” and “Iraj Deylami”, both charges with drug-related offences.

AUTHOR: Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
URL: http://iranhr.net/
E-MAIL: amirymoghaddam [at] gmail.com

Three prisoners were executed in Iran today- One of them executed only two weeks after committing an alleged offence

admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:00:53 +0000

Three prisoners were hanged in three different prisons in Iran early this morning October 24, reported the Iranian state media. According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, one unidentified prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ardebil (northwestern Iran) this morning. The prisoner was convicted of buying and carrying 488 grams and 25 centigrams of heroin according to the report.

The state run Fars news agency reported that one prisoner was hanged in the prison of Jam (southern Iran) this morning. The prisoner was identified as Ali Rafeipour who was convicted of murdering a security officer by the name Mazaher Rahimi in 2003. The report didn’t mention who old Ali Rafeipour was at the time of the alleged offence. Another prisoner who was scheduled to be executed in the prison of Jam for murdering to people, was forgiven by the mother of the victims, said the report.

A third prisoner was hanged in the town of Khoramdareh (west of Iran) this morning, reported the German news agency Deutche Welle, couting the Fars news agency. The prisoner who was identified as “R. Sh.” (age not known), was convicted of murdering another security officer identified as Behzad Jafari.

According to the Fars news agency “R. Sh.” has murdered the security officer Behzad Jafari on October 8th. two weeks before the execution.

AUTHOR: Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
URL: http://iranhr.net/
E-MAIL: amirymoghaddam [at] gmail.com

Five people hanged in Iran – 26 executions in 10 days

admin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:00:07 +0000

According to the Iranian state media five people were hanged in three different parts of Iran. According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, one man identified as Koosha was hanged publically in Tehran yesterday morning. Koosha was convicted of murdering a fellow student by the name Mahsa in July 2011. The execution was conducted at the site of the murder. Footage of the execution was shown on the Iranian TV. State run Iranian news agency Fars reported that a prisoner identified as Mostafa Moshafaghian was hanged publically in the city center of Borazjan (province of Bushehr southern Iran). The prisoner was convicted of murdering four members of a family in January 2011, said the report.

The Fars news agency also reported about execution of three prisoners in the prison of Qom (south of Tehran) yesterday morning September 13. According to the report the three prisoners were identified as “M. M.” convicted of 5300 grams of heroin, “A. B.” for keeping 4975 grams of crack and “M.D.” for trafficking of 8892 grams of crack.

According to the reports from Iran at least 26 people have been executed in that last 10 days in Iran. Iran Human Rights (IHR) strongly condemns yesterday’s executions that are meant as an instrument to create fear among the people. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR said:” Most of the people executed are tried behind the closed doors and are not identified, so we can’t confirm who they are, what they actually have done and whether they have had access to lawyers”. He added: “The international community must act urgently in order to stop the ongoing execution wave in Iran”.

AUTHOR: Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
URL: http://iranhr.net/
E-MAIL: amirymoghaddam [at] gmail.com

Two men hanged in public in northern Iran- One man hanged in southeastern Iran

admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 04:01:53 +0000

Two men were hanged in public in Neyshabur (northeastern Iran) early this morning Thursday June 9th. According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, two young men identified as “Mohammad M.” also known az Meysam, and “Mokhtar A.” who were convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman, were hanged in public in Neyshabur. The report didn’t mention the age of the men.

Another man was hanged in Kerman yesterday morning Wednesday June 8th. According to the official website of the iranian judiciary in Kerman, a 20 years old man identified as “Majid H.” was hanged in the prison of Kerman, southeastern Iran, convicted of rape.

AUTHOR: Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
URL: http://iranhr.net/
E-MAIL: amirymoghaddam [at] gmail.com

11 executions in Iran today- Five public hangings

admin — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:00:20 +0000

11 people were hanged in four different Iranian cities today. Four people were hanged in public in the city of Shiraz, south of Iran. Four of the people were hanged in public at two different locations in Shiraz (southern Iran) this morning, according to the state-run Iranian news agency IRNA.

Two of the men identified as Hamid Ranjbar Eslamlou and Hamidreza Bagheri were hanged at Kozegari Square in Shiraz. They were charged with “armed robbery, kidnapping, drinking alcohol, and [participating] in immoral relationships”.

Two other men identified as Masoud Dehghan and Mehdi Alipour were hanged in the Golestan area of Shiraz. They were convicted of rape.

Earlier yesterday a man was hanged in public in the city of Qazvin (pictures). A young boy was used to carry out the execution.

Four people were hanged in Yasouj prison (western Iran) early this morning, reported the state-run Iranian news agency IRNA. They were convicted of drug-related offences. None of the executed people were identified by name.

The Aftab news agency reported that two people were hanged in Sari prison (northern Iran) this morning. They were convicted of drug trafficking and were not identified by name.

Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of Iran Human Rights strongly condemned today’s execution and said : “These barbaric executions and using ordinary citizens, especially the minors to carry out these executions must be condemned by the world community”. He added : “Iranian leaders must be held accountable for promoting a culture of murder and brutality in Iran”.

According to the official reports at least 52 people have been executed in the month of May. 13 of the executions have been carried out in public.

AUTHOR: Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
URL: http://iranhr.net/
E-MAIL: amirymoghaddam [at] gmail.com

Past week: executions in Iran

admin — Mon, 16 May 2011 04:00:45 +0000

8 May

Disturbing reports from Ahvaz: 9 executed among them one minor- IHR demands international investigations

According to the reports from Iran nine people, among them one minor, have been executed in the city of Ahvaz south of Iran.

According to the Persian section of Alarabiya (the news website of Alarabiya TV channel), Iran’s Judiciary has announced that nine people charged with murder of the security officers and committing acts against chastity, have been executed.

Quoting the website Ahvaz news, Alarabiya reported that three of the men were hanged in public in Ahvaz, while the other six were hanged inside the prison of Ahvaz. According to these reports one of those hanged in the prison was 16 years old.

According to Ahvaz news the nine men executed were identified as follows:

Three brothers identified as Ali Heydari (25), Jasem Heydari (23) and Naser Heydari (23) were hanged in public in the Hamidiyeh area west of Ahvaz. The executions took place on Thursday May 5th according to the report.

Six others who were hanged inside the Karoun prison of Ahvaz were identified as Amir Moavi, Ali Na’ami, Amir Badvi, Ahmad Naseri (22) and Hashem Hamidi (16 years).

All those executed had been arrested in connection to the unrests in April 2011 in Ahvaz, where several people had been killed in clashes between the security forces and the inhabitants of an Arab neighborhood in Ahvaz.

Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of the Iran Human Rights urged the world community and the United Nations to conduct an independent investigation on the reports regarding the executions and unrest in Ahvaz.

11 May

Eight people were hanged in western Iran yesterday

Eight people were hanged in the towns of Oroumieh and Miandoab, in west of Iran, yesterday May 9th.

According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, three people were hanged in the prison of Miandoab. Quoting the prosecutor of Miandoab the report said: “Three men, two of them from Oroumieh and one from Miandoab, were hanged in the prison of Miandoab yesterday morning”. They were convicted of drug trafficking said the report without mentioning their names and other details regarding their charges.

The Kurdish news agency Moukarian identified two of the men as “Fathollah Darvishi” and “Fekri Teymori”.

According to the “Human Rights Activists News Agency” (HRANA) five men were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh yesterday morning May 9th. They were also convicted of drug related offences according to the report.

According to the Koukarian news agency three of the men were identified as “Aref Rashidpour”, Esfandiar Mondahaki” and “Teymor Ayoubian”.

Iranian state media have not announced the executions in Orumieh.

12 May

A man will be punished by dripping acid into his eyes in Tehran on Saturday May 14- Norway condemns the punishment

Acid will be dripped into the eyes of an Iranian man sentenced by a court in Tehran to qesas (retribution) on Saturday May 14th.

According to reports from the Iranian media Majid Movahedi who was sentenced to retribution by blindness in both eyes after he in 2004 blinded Ameneh Bahrami, the woman who spurned his marriage proposals, will be punished at Dadgostari hospital of Tehran on Saturday. According to these reports Ameneh herself is going to drip acid into Majid’s eyes and there will be specialists present to conduct the punishment if Ameneh denies doing so.

A court in the Iranian capital Tehran sentenced Majid to “blindness in both eyes” by dripping ten drops of sulphuric acid into his eyes, in November 2008.

The sentence was approved by the Iranian Supreme Court in February 2009.

Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of Iran Human Rights (IHR) strongly condemned what he called a barbaric and grotesque punishment and said:”The international community must not let this barbaric punishment happen”. He added:”Leaders of the Iranian regime should be held responsible for the barbaric and grotesque punishment of dripping acid in Majid’s eyes. By letting Ameneh conduct the punishment the Iranian authorities want to put the blame for this inhumane act on her shoulder”.

Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam asked the doctors to denie taking part in the barbaric punishment and said that by doing so they will be breaking their professional oath.

Commenting the discriminatory laws against the women in Iran, Amiry-Moghaddam said:”By being a woman, Ameneh is also a victim of the Iranian regime’s gender apartheid politics. Iranian authorities encourage violence against the women. According to the Iranian laws a woman who is not covered properly can be lashed up to 74 times, so the authorities are also responsible for the growing violence against the women in the Iranian society, as in Ameneh’s case”.

Norway condemns the punishment:

Norwegian government condemned the punishment of dripping acid in the eyes.

State Secretary Ms. gry Larsen,said in a statement:

Blinding with acid is a cruel punishment procedure that is not worthy of a civilized society, “.

The statement says: Punishment method is clearly a violation of both Iran’s international obligations, including the prohibition against torture. The fact that the victim himself to carry out the punishment in violation of the principle that criminal conduct is the state’s responsibility. The doctors attending the punishment is also a clear violation of medical ethics principles. It is not known to be blinding with acid has been used as a method of punishment in the past.

- We will strongly encourage Iran to stop the implementation of such an inhuman punishment, “says the State secretary Larsen.

Background:

Majid Movahedi is convicted of pouring acid on the face of Ameneh Bahrami (27), a girl with whom he allegedly wished to marry. This happened in 2004.

As a result of the injuries Ameneh lost the sight on one eye and most of the sight on the other eye. Ameneh has been going through several surgical operations on her face and eyes.

In 2008, a court in Tehran sentenced Majid to eye for eye retribution. He was sentenced to lose the sight in both his eyes as well as economic compensation to Ameneh.

Iranian Supreme Court approved the sentence in February 2009. According to the sentence issued by the court, ten drops of acid sulphuric will be dripped into each of Majid’s eyes!

The punishment will be conducted on Saturday May 14th.

13 May

British government urged the Iranian authorities to commute the inhumane punishment- Less than 24 hours to the punishment of blinding a man with acid in Tehran

With less than 24 hours left to the inhumane punishment of blinding a man by dripping acid into his eyes in Tehran, and one day after the Norwegian government condemned the punishment, The British government urged the Iranian authorities to halt the sentence.

According to the Guardian the British Foreign Office urged Iran to halt the sentence. “The attack on Ameneh Bahrami in 2004 was a horrific crime,” a spokesman said. “However, we are deeply concerned by reports that Majid Movahedi’s sentence of being blinded by having acid dripped into his eyes may be carried out”.

“The FCO calls on the Iranian authorities to commute this inhumane punishment to an appropriate sentence in line with Iran’s international obligations and to cease the practice of corporal punishment for crimes” says the statement.

Majid Movahedi was in 2009 sentenced by a Tehran court to be blinded by dripping 10 drops of sulphuric acid in both eyes, convicted of pouring acid into the face of Ameneh Bahrami in 2004.

Ameneh Bahrami is supposed to conduct the punishment but there will be “specialists” present ready to take over.

Iran Human Rights group has strongly condemned the retribution verdict. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR said in a statement: “The international community must not let this barbaric punishment to happen. Leaders of the Iranian regime should be held responsible for the grotesque punishment of dripping acid in Majid’s eyes. By letting Ameneh conduct the punishment the Iranian authorities want to put the blame for this inhumane act on her shoulders,” he said.

The Norwegian government has also taken quick action by issuing a statement yesterday to condemn the imminent punishment. “Blinding with acid is a cruel punishment procedure that is not worthy of a civilized society. We strongly encourage Iran to stop the implementation of such an inhuman punishment,” said Norwegian State Secretary Gry Larsen.

14 May

The “eye for an eye” punishment of a man in Tehran has been postponed

The “eye for an eye” punishment of Majid Movahedi, that was scheduled at a Tehran hospital at 1200 noon today, has been postponed due to unknown reasons.

According to the state run Iranian news agency ISNA the decision of postponing the punishment was issued late Friday night by the authorities. The reason for the postponement was not clear but the report underlined that the “punishment” has only been postponed and not stopped.

Ms. Ameneh Bahrami who was originally conduct the punishment , wasn’t aware that the punishment was postponed this morning.

The punishment of dripping acid in the eyes of Majid Movahedi has been condemned by the human rights groups in the world and several countries such as Norway, UK and Belgium have urged the Iranian authorities to halt the inhumane punishment.

Iran Human Rights (IHR) urge the world community to do what they can to stop this inhumane punishment. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR, said: The punishment has just been temporary postponed and could happen at any time.

14 May

Public hangings: Four people were hanged in the central Iranian town of Yazd

Four men were hanged in the central Iranian city of Yazd early this morning, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.

According to the report three of the men were hanged in public and the fourth person was hanged inside the prison.

None of the men were identified by name, but according to the report they were all convicted of rape

14 May

Four people were hanged in southeastern Iran

Four people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, in south-east of Iran, on Thursday May 12th.

According to the official site of the Judiciary in Kerman the four persons executed were: “A. A.” convicted of carrying 8500 grams of heroin, “N. B.” for carrying 5800 grams of crack, “N.D.” for carrying 4870 grams of heroin and “A.B.” for carrying 20000 vials of Norgesic.

The charges have not been confirmed by independent sources.

AUTHOR: Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
URL: http://iranhr.net/
E-MAIL: amirymoghaddam [at] gmail.com

Pictures from public hangings: Shiraz April 16th 2011

admin — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:02:34 +0000

Three young men were hanged in public the Iranian city of Shiraz, reported the official Iranian news agency IRNA.

According to the report the men identified as “Abolfazl Faraei” (28), “Reza Roshanfekr” (27) and “Seyed Rokneddin Karimi” (28) were convicted of killing security officers two years ago. They were also convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery said the report.

The charges have not been confirmed by independent sources.

Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR, condemned today’s hangings and said: “Public hanging is a barbaric act that should not be tolerated by the world community in 2011″. He added: “Public hanging is also an offence against the society and is solely meant to spread fear in the society”

Pictures from Satuday’s hangings (16th April 2011) from Mehr news agency: see below!

AUTHOR: Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
URL: http://iranhr.net/
E-MAIL: amirymoghaddam [at] gmail.com

Four people were hanged in southeastern Iran today

admin — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 15:31:42 +0000

Four men were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south east of Iran in the past days. According to the state run Iranian news agency IRNA, the four men who were executed today were identified as:

* “AKbar M.” convicted of keeping and smugling 560 grams of heroin,
* “Saeed J” for keeping and smugling heroin,
* “Zaher G.” for trafficking of 930 grasm of opium and 10 kilos and 750 grams of crack, and
* “Khodabakhsh A.” convicted of trafficking and keeping 470 grams of heorin.

None of the above mentioned charges have been confirmed by independent sources.

AUTHOR: Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
URL: http://iranhr.net/
E-MAIL: amirymoghaddam@gmail.com
AREA: Iran