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    Iran Executions - 2017

    Prisoner Hanged on Murder Charges

    (JAN 13 2017): A prisoner was reportedly executed at Urmia Central Prison on murder charges. According to the news agency, Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the name of the prisoner is Nasser Soltani.

    According to the human rights news agency, HRANA, Mr. Soltani's execution sentence was carried out on Wednesday January 11 while three other prisoners, including a woman, who had been transferred to solitary confinement along with Mr. Soltani on Tuesday, were returned to their cells after their death sentences were postponed.

    The Kurdistan Human Rights Network has also identified two of the prisoners whose execution sentences were postponed: Mohammad Rasoul Hashtiani and Zahra Mohammadpour.

    Prisoner Hanged on Drug Charges

    (JAN 13 2017): A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Maragheh Prison on drug related charges. According to close sources, the prisoner, who has been identified as Morteza Heydari, was executed on Tuesday January 10. Close sources say Mr. Heydari is the father of a five-year-old child.

    "Morteza was arrested on May 11, 2012 for possession of three kilograms of crystal meth and three kilograms and 600 grams of heroin. He was sentenced to death by the Malekan Revolutionary Court on June 10, 2013 and then he was exiled to Maragheh Prison," a confirmed source tells Iran Human Rights.

    According to reports received by Iran Human Rights, there are four other prisoners in Maragheh Prison who are in imminent danger of execution. They are:

    1. Iraj Ghaffouri, sentenced to death on drug related charges

    2. Akbar Moradi, sentenced to death on murder charges

    3. Hossein Fatemi, sentenced to death on drug related charges

    4. Ali Mosloufi, sentenced to death on drug related charges

    Two Prisoners Executed in Public

    (JAN 10 2017): Two prisoners were hanged in public in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab (Kermanshah province, western Iran) on Moharebeh charges (enmity against God).

    According to a report by the Iranian state-run media IRIB, the executions were carried out in public on the morning of Sunday January 8. The prisoners were reportedly charged with armed robbery and the murder of a police officer. Although the state-run media has not identified the names of the prisoners, the unofficial news agency, Kurdpa, has identified the two prisoners as Rouhollah Koshtemad and Sajjad Zarsineh.

    Prisoner Hanged on Drug Trafficking Charges

    (JAN 7 2017): At least one prisoner, identified as Mohammad Zebardast, was hanged at Lakan, Rasht's central prison, on drug related charges.

    According to close sources, Mohammad Zebardast's execution was carried out on the morning of Wednesday January 4.

    A confirmed source tells Iran Human Rights that Mr. Zebardasht was arrested in 2011 for possession of two kilograms of crystal meth and two kilograms and 800 grams of opium. He was sentenced to death in September 16, 2012 by a court in Rasht (Gilan province, northern Iran) for drug trafficking. Mr. Zebardasht was held in prison from his arrest to his execution.

    Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have been silent about Mr. Zebardasht's execution. Close sources say it is likely that more than one prisoner was hanged at Lakan Prison on Wednesday.

    Three Prisoners Executed - 2 for Moharebeh 1 for Drug Charges

    (JAN 7 2017): Three prisoners were reportedly executed at Rajai Shahr Prison on Wednesday January 4.

    According to confirmed sources, two of the prisoners were executed on Moharebeh charges (enmity against God) and the other prisoner was executed on drug related charges.

    According to the human rights news agency, HRANA, the two prisoners hanged on Moharebeh charges were accused of armed robbery. The names of these prisoners are Traub Rashidi and Ali Cheshmeh Noushi.

    The other prisoner has been identified as "Sajad". He was reportedly transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison from Karaj Central Prison and executed on drug related charges.

    Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have been silent on these executions.

    Seven Prisoners Executed on Drug Charges

    (JAN 4 2017): Four prisoners were reportedly executed at Karaj Central Prison (northern Iran) and three prisoners were reportedly executed at Karaj's Ghezel Hesar Prison (northern Iran). All seven prisoners were sentenced to death on drug related charges.

    According to close sources, on Wednesday January 4, the execution sentences of three prisoners were carried out at Ghezel Hesar Prison for drug related offenses. The prisoners are Khashiar Behrouzi, Mehdi Kavousi, and Anoush Baluch. These three prisoners and another prisoner identified as Harif Gholami were transferred to solitary confinement on Monday in preparation of their executions. According to reports, Mr. Gholami was transferred to Ghezel Hesar Prison from Tehran's central prison for execution; however, prior to his transfer, Mr. Gholami reportedly killed another prisoner. As a result of the murder he committed, his death sentence for the drug related charges was stopped pending investigation into the murder charges. Mr. Gholami is currently being held in solitary confinement in Ghezel Hesar Prison. There are numerous cases of death row prisoners in Iran committing acts of murder in order to delay or quash their execution sentence.

    On Tuesday January 3, four prisoners were reportedly executed at Karaj Central Prison on drug related charges. Close sources report the names of the prisoners as: Hadi Moghaddam, Ali Nouri, Alireza Haj Firouzabadi, Ali Nouri.

    Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have been silent about these seven executions.

    Iranian authorities continue to implement death sentences for drug related offenses at a high rate even when an urgent plan was approved in the Iranian Parliament last week calling for a halt to the execution of prisoners on death row for drug related offenses. Additionally, Iranian Parliament members recently sent a joint letter to the head of Iran's Judiciary asking for the imminent execution of approximately five thousand drug-related prisoners to be stopped pending further review of their cases.

    Prisoner Hanged on Murder Charges

    (JAN 3 2017): On Tuesday January 3, a prisoner was reportedly hanged at Qazvin's central prison (Qazvin province, northern Iran) on murder charges.

    According to close sources, the prisoner is Mahmoud Faramarzi, 36 years old. A close sources tells Iran Human Rights Mr. Faramarzi was accused of murder in 2008 and sentenced to death in a civil court in Ghazvin on July 13, 2009.

    After the first two years of his imprisonment, Mr. Faramarzi was reportedly transferred from Qazvin's central prison to Abhar Prison (Zanjan province, northern Iran), but he was transferred back to Qavin's central prison a week before his execution.

    Iranian official sources, including the media and Judiciary, have been silent about Mr. Faramarzi's execution.

    Iranian official sources had reported on two executions that were carried out at this prison the day before (Monday January 2) on drug related charges.

    Prisoner Hanged on Drug Charges

    A prisoner identified as Nosrat Khazai was reportedly hanged at Ghazvin's central prison (northern Iran) on drug related charges.

    According to the human rights news agency HRANA, Nosrat Khazai's execution was carried out on Monday January 2 for the charges of possession and trafficking one kilogram crystal meth. Mr. Khazai was reportedly held in prison for five years before he was executed.

    Mr. Khazai's family members were reportedly able to visit him in prison the day before his execution, but they were not aware or informed by the Iranian authorities that he would be executed the next day.

    The day before his execution, they gave his family a prison visit, but none of them knew that his death sentence would be carried out the next day. Even in his case file it stated that his death sentence was postponed pending further review. However, after the prison visit, they transferred him to solitary confinement and executed him the next day.

    Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have been silent about this execution.

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    UPDATE:
    Iranian official sources reported on two executions at Ghazvin's central prison that were carried out on Monday January 2 for drug related offenses. They named the prisoners as "Majid Z", 34 years old, and "Ghodrat K.", 30 years old.

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    26 Prisoners Including Two Women Hanged

    (JAN 15 2017): In the last few days, at least 26 people, including two women, were reportedly executed in various Iranian prisons.

    14 PRISONERS EXECUTED

    According to close sources, at least 14 prisoners were reportedly hanged at Karaj Central Prison on Saturday January 14 on drug related charges. Iran Human Rights has obtained the names of ten of these prisoners: Mohammad Soleimani, Ali Ebadi, Ali Reza Moradi, Majid Badarloo, Omid Garshasebi, Ali Yousefi, Seyed Ali Sorouri, Ebrahim Jafari, Ali Mohammad Lorestani, and Mohsen Jelokhani.

    12 of these prisoners were reportedly transferred to solitary confinement on the morning of Sunday January 8 in preparation for their executions. In a recent joint statement, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch called on Iranian authorities to halt these executions. Iran Human Rights had also released a statement calling on the Iranian authorities to halt these executions.

    According to a family member of one of the executed prisoners, two women were among these prisoners. They were reportedly transferred from Gharchak Prison to Karaj Central Prison for execution. The names of the two women are not known at this time.

    AT LEAST 5 PRISONERS EXECUTED

    At least five prisoners were reportedly executed at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison on Saturday January 14. According to close sources, these prisoners were sentenced to death on murder and Moharebeh (enmity against God) charges. Iran Human Rights has obtained the names of four of these prisoners: Siamak Shafiee, Abouzar Alijani, Saeed Teymouri, and Reza Naghizadeh.

    ONE PRISONER EXECUTED

    On Thursday January 12, a prisoner was reportedly hanged at Hamedan Central Prison on drug related charges. Iran Human Rights has identified the prisoner as 37-year-old Babak Asghari.

    "Babak was arrested in July 2011 and was sentenced to death in May 2013 for possession and trafficking of four kilograms of crystal meth and three kilograms of hash," a confirmed source tells Iran Human Rights.

    AT LEAST THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED

    According to the human rights news agency, HRANA, at least three prisoners were hanged at Qazvin's central prison on Thursday January 12. HRANA has identified one of the prisoners as Akbar Kabiri, sentenced to death on drug related charges. The names and charges of the two other prisoners are not known at this time.

    TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED

    According to a report by Iranian state-run media, IRIB, two prisoners were hanged at Rasht's central prison on Saturday January 14 on drug related charges. The report does not identify the names of the prisoners, but mentions other details about them. One of the prisoners was identified as 31 years old, charged with trafficking two kilograms of crystal meth. The other prisoner was reportedly charged with trafficking one kilogram and 766 grams of crystal meth.

    ONE PRISONER EXECUTED

    According to the Iranian state-run media, Rokna, a prisoner was hanged at a prison in the city of Sari on Wednesday January 12 on murder charges. The report does not identify the name of the prisoner, but cites the age of the prisoner as 21 years.

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    Prisoner Hanged in Public

    (JAN 16, 2016): A prisoner was hanged in the village of Bektash near Miandoab (northwestern Iran), reported official Iranian news agencies.

    The public hanging was carried out on the morning of Monday January 16. The man, who was not identified by name, was convicted of murdering five members of a family in summer 2016.

    According to the Prosecutor of Miandoab, Adel Gol-Hosseini, the man was senteced to death within two months after his arrest.

    Photos published in the Iranian media show hundreds of people watching the execution.

    The website "Kurdistan Human Rights Network" identified the prisoner as Ali Aghayan, 24 years old.

    At least 32 prisoners have been executed in different Iranian cities in the last six days.

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    Prisoner Hanged on Drug Charges

    Four Prisoners Including Afghan Citizens Hanged on Drug Charges

    (JAN 20 2017): Four prisoners, including two Afghan citizens, were reportedly hanged at Taybad Prison (Razavi Khorasan province, northeastern Iran) on drug related charges.

    According to a report by the human right news agency HRANA, the executions were carried out on Wednesday January 18. The report identifies one of the prisoners as Habib Khazayi. The names of the other three prisoners are not known at this time.

    Iranian official sources, including the media and the Judiciary, have not announced these four executions. It is not clear whether these prisoners received a fair trial or had access to a lawyer.


    (JAN 18 2017): A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Bandar Abbas Central Prison on drug related charges. According to close sources, the execution was carried out on the morning of Tuesday Janaury 17. The prisoner has been identified as Ramezan Yousef Heydari, 36 years old.

    Mr. Yousef Heydari was arrested on March 2, 2011 on the charges of possession and trafficking 900 grams of crystal meth and two kilograms and 200 grams of crack. He was sentenced to death on May 1, 2013 by the Bandar Abbas Revolutionary Court.

    "Ramezan drove a Saipa vehicle, and the day they arrested him, they discovered the drugs in the tire of his car - but the drugs weren't his. He never once confessed that the drugs were his," a source close to Mr. Yousef Heydari tells Iran Human Rights.

    Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have not announced Mr. Yousef Heydari's execution.


    Four Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges

    (JAN 18 2017): Four prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on drug related charges.

    According to the human rights news agency HRANA, the executions were carried out on the morning of Tuesday January 17. One of the prisoners has been identified as Ahmad Shekarabi, sentenced to death on the charge of possession and trafficking five kilograms of heroin.

    "Ahmad's first death sentence was quashed by the Supreme Court, but he was sentenced to death again by branch 8 of Mashhad's Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Mazloom," a source close to Mr. Shekarabi's family tells Iran Human Rights. The source insists that Mr. Shekarabi was innocent.

    The source adds: Ahmad was a cab driver who had a customer whom he would pick up packages forn at various addresses. The last time Ahmad did so, he arrived at the pick up location and noticed his customer had been arrested. As soon as Ahmad had arrived, he was also arrested, even though he explained that he's just the cab driver. However, the customer denied this and claimed that Ahmad was aware that the packages contained drugs and was involved in the operation. The customer's testimony had many inconsistensies to the point that Ahmad was first exonerated, but branch 2 of the court sentenced him to death anyway. After the Supreme Court quashed his death sentence [pending a new trial], he was sentenced to death again, and this time the Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence.

    Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have been silent about these executions.

    The names of the other three prisoners are not known at this time.

    Five Prisoners Executed

    (JAN 17 2017): Five prisoners were reportedly executed in various Iranian prisons.

    TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED

    According to close sources, two prisoners were executed on drug charges on the morning of Saturday January 14 at Dizel Abad Prison in Kermanshah.

    The prisoners have been identified as:

    Seifollah Hosnian, 33, arrested on December 29, 2010 for possession of two kilograms and 200 grams of crack and one kilogram and 80 grams of crystal meth, sentenced to death on May 28, 2011 by the Javanrud Revolutionary Court, presided by Judge Hekmati.

    Tofigh Bahramnejad, 31, arrested in 2012 on drug charges, sentenced to death on March 4, 2014 by branch 2 of the Kermanshah Revolutionary Court.

    ONE PRISONER EXECUTED

    According to the website Iran Online, a prisoner was hanged at Shahab Kerman prison on SundayJanuary 15 on murder charges. The prisoner has been identified as Shamsoldin, 23.

    TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED

    According to Mehr News, two prisoners were hanged on drug related charges. The prisoners have been identified as Akbar K., 36, accused of possession and trafficking 194 grams and 50 centigrams of heroin and Morteza H., accused of possession and trafficking two kilograms.

    https://iranhr.net/en/articles/2763/
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    Northwestern Iran: Four Prisoners Hanged

    (JAN 24 2017): Two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Urmia's central prison on the morning of Monday January 23. According to close sources, the prisoners were sentenced to death on murder charges. Close sources have identified these prisoners as Osman Ghavitasi and Hamed Hamdollah.

    The human rights news agencies HRANA and the Kurdistan Human Rights Network have reported on the execution of two prisoners at Urmia's central prison on Saturday January 21. According to these reports, the prisoners were sentenced to death on drug related charges, and one of the men had disabilities and was unable to move without a wheelchair. The two prisoners were reportedly transferred to solitary confinement on Friday January 20 in preparation for their executions. Information about them:

    Ghabl Ali Bapeir
    Sentenced to death on the charge of possession and trafficking 300 grams of heroin.
    Was detained in the prison's clinic due to his disabilities and illnesses.

    Sina Hosseinpour
    22 years old
    Was detained in the juvenile offenders ward
    Sentenced to death for possession and trafficking drugs.

    Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have not announced these four executions.

    https://iranhr.net/en/articles/2773/
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    Two Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges

    (JAN 30 2017): Two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Arak Prison (Markazi province, central Iran) on drug related charges. According to the human rights news agency HRANA, the executions were carried out on Wednesday January 25. The prisoners have been identified as Seifollah Chezabi and Alireza Jalayeri.

    Mr. Chezabi and Mr. Jalayeri were reportedly taken to solitary confinement the day before their executions. Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have not announced the execution of these two prisoners.

    Executions for drug related charges are increasing in Iran while the Iranian Parliament has proposed a law to limit the use of the death penalty for drug charges. The law must first be approved by Iran's Guardian Council, and it is not clear whether it would actually lead to a reduction in the number of drug related executions. Additionally, members of parliament recently wrote a letter to the head of the Judiciary calling for a halt to the execution sentences of about five thousand prisoners who are on death row for allegedly committing drug related offenses.


    Two Juvenile Prisoners Executed

    (JAN 28 2017): Two juvenile offenders were executed in Kerman (southeastern Iran) and Tabriz (northwestern Iran) prisons. This is in addition to the more than 70 people who have been executed since the beginning of 2017. Iran Human Rights calls for international reactions to the wave of executions and in particular juvenile executions in Iran.

    "We want abolition of the death penalty, and as a first step abolition of the death penalty for all offences committed while under age of 18. We are calling on the international community, especially the United Nations and the European Union, to place abolition of the death penalty, in particilar the death penalty for juveniles, at the top of their talks with the Iranian authorities," says Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, spokesperson of Iran Human Rights.

    The Iranian authorities lead the world in the most executions of minors, despite the revisions made to the Islamic Penal Code and that child executions violate Iran's international obligations.

    Arman Bahr Asemani - Convicted of murder at age 16

    Iran Human Rights has received confirmation on the execution of a a juvenile prisoner who was convicted of murder at the age of 16.

    "Arman Bahr Asemani, born February 10, 1997, convicted in November 2012 of murdering his cousin, was hanged on Sunday January 15, 2017 at Kerman's Shahab Prison," a close source tells Iran Human Rights.

    "Bahr Asemani, who was 20 years old at the time of his execution, had also been condemned to 74 lashings on the charge of consumption of alcohol. Hs lawyer had attempted to argue that if [Arman] was drunk, then he should not have been charged with first degree murder, but the lawyer never got anywhere," says the close source.

    Iranian official sources had announced an execution at Shahab Prison of a 23-year-old prisoner charged with murder; however, there was no mention of Bahr Asemani's execution.

    Hassan Hassanzadeh - Convicted of murder at age 15

    The human rights news agency HRANA reports on the execution of a juvenile prisoner at Tabriz Prison on Wednesday January 18. The prisoner, identified as Hassan Hassanzadeh, was reportedly around 15 years old when he was convicted of murder. He was reportedly jailed for about two and a half years before he was executed at the age of 18.

    https://iranhr.net/en/articles/2778/
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    Prisoner hanged on drug charges in western Iran

    (FEB 1 2017): At least one prisoner was reportedly hanged at Hamedan Central Prison on drug charges.

    According to close sources, the prisoner's name is Hashem Qareqezelou and he was executed on the morning of Sunday January 29. Mr. Qereqezeloo was reportedly detained in a prison in the city of Qorveh (Kurdistan province, western Iran) for two years and one month, but was moved to Hamedan (Hamedan province, western Iran) 12 days before his execution.

    "Hashem was arrested in 2011, and on July 18, 2012, the revolutionary court in Hamedan sentenced him to death on the charge of trafficking and possession of one kilogram of heroin and 700 grams of crystal meth," a close source tells Iran Human Rights.

    Executions for drug related charges are increasing in Iran while the Iranian Parliament has proposed a law to limit the use of the death penalty for drug charges. The law must first be approved by Iran's Guardian Council, and it is not clear whether it would actually lead to a reduction in the number of drug related executions. Additionally, members of parliament recently wrote a letter to the head of the Judiciary calling for a halt to the execution sentences of about five thousand prisoners who are on death row for allegedly committing drug related offenses.



    Two prisoners executed on drug charges and four prisoners executed in public

    (FEB 1 2017): On the morning of Saturday January 28, two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Lakan, Rasht's central Prison. On the morning of Sunday January 29, a total of four prisoners were hanged in public in Mashhad and Bandar Abbas.

    According to a report by the Iranian state-run news agency IRIB, the two prisoners at Rasht's central prison were hanged on drug related charges. The report identifies the prisoners as "R.Z.", 26 years old, and "M.A.", 39 years old. R.Z. was reportedly sentenced to death on the charge of trafficking one kilogram of crystal meth and M.A. was reportedly sentenced to death on the charge of buying and selling three kilograms of heroin.

    IRIB reports on two unidentified prisoners who were executed in public in Bandar Abbas. The prisoners were reportedly 26 and 22 years old and their charges include two counts of rape, abduction, and assault & battery

    https://iranhr.net/en/articles/2781/
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    15 Prisoners Executed

    (FEB 15 2017): Iran Human Rights has received reports of 15 executions in Iran, three of the prisoners were hanged on Monday, while twelve of them were hanged today.

    Twelve prisoners hanged at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison (northern Iran):

    According to close sources, the twelve prisoners were executed on the morning of Wednesday February 15. Six of the prisoners have been identified as: Mir Mohammad Mousavi, Farzad Taghavi, Yousef Mohammadi, Arash Bayat, Bahram Yazdani, and Taher Rezalou. The twelve prisoners were reportedly transferred to solitary confinement before their executions, and according to a confirmed source, majority of the prisoners were sentenced to death on drug related charges. Two death row prisoners, who were also taken to solitary along with the twelve prison, were reporyedly taken back to their cells after their death sentences were suspended by the complainants on their case file.

    Three prisoners hanged at Zabol Prison (Sistan & Baluchestan, eastern Iran) on drug related charges:

    According to a report by the human rights news agency, Baloch Activists Campaign, three prisoners were hanged at Zabol Prison on Monday February 13. The prisoners were reportedly sentenced to death on drug related charges. The report identifies the prisoners as Mohammad Sarani, 32 years of age and Zaher Nahtani, 31 years of age. Both of these men were reportedly held in prison for five years each before their executions.

    Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have been silent on these executions.


    Nine Prisoners Hanged

    (FEB 14 2017): Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on Sunday February 12 on murder charges, and seven unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom's Langroud Prison on Monday February 13 on drug related charges.

    According to the state-run news agency Rokna, one of the prisoners from Vakilabad Prison comitted murder on March 11, 2007 at the age of 19 while the other prisoner committed murder on December 19, 2007 at the age of 21.

    The human rights news agency HRANA reported on the seven executions carried out at Langroud Prison. Their report identifies one of the prisoners as Saeed Shokri, 26 years of age.

    "The prosecutor of Qom is newly appointed, and these seven executions were his way of spreading fear. Unfortunately, they didn't even allow Mr. Shokri's lawyer to file a request for a retrial. Instead, they ridiculed him and said that he should attend his client's funeral the next day," a source close to Mr. Shokri tells Iran Human Rights.

    Iranian official sources, including the Judiciary and the media, have been silent on these seven executions.


    Prisoner Hanged on Drug Charges During "Fajr Decade Celebrations

    (FEB 6 2017): On the morning of Wednesday February 1, a prisoner was reportedly hanged at Maku Prison (West Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran) on drug related charges. On Thursday February 2, two prisoners who were taken to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions were returned to their cells after their execution sentences were postponed.

    Close sources have identified the prisoner who was executed as Taher Saeedi, 38 years old, arrested in 2010 on the charge of possession of two kilograms of heroin and 300 grams of crystal meth, sentenced to death by the revolutionary court in Maku on September 1, 2012.

    "In a 2013 court hearing, they told Taher that his death sentence will be commuted to 20 years in prison. The judge gave Taher hope that he would live, then they executed him," a source close to Mr. Saeedi told Iran Human Rights.

    Mr. Saeedi's execution has not been announced by Iranian official sources, including the judiciary and the media. Additionally, executions were reportedly stopped during the Fajr decade celebrations (which started February 1 and goes until the 11th).

    Close sources have also reported on two prisoners in Kermanshah Prison who were taken to solitary confinement on February 1 in preparation for their executions, but their sentences were postponed and they were returned to their cells on February 4. The prisoners were reportedly sentenced to death on drug related charges, but it is not clear whether they received a fair trial or had access to a lawyer.

    One of the prisoners has been identified as Mohammad Karim Azizpanah, 43 years old, arrested in Kermanshah in 2012 on the charge of trafficking three kilograms and 350 grams of crystal meth, sentenced to death on December 2, 2013 by the revolutionary court in Kermanshah. A close source tells Iran Human Rights that Mr. Azizpanah is innocent. "Mohammad Karim has two children. The drugs didn't belong to him. He was a driver, and he never returned after driving one of his passengers to Kermanshah.

    Close sources have identified the other prisoner as Hamidreza Reybaz, 35 years old, arrested in 2006 on the charge of possession of two kilograms of crystal meth and 200 grams of crack, sentenced to death in 2011 by a court in Kermanshah. This is reportedly the second time that the execution sentence of Mr. Reybaz was postponed.

    The execution sentences of Mr. Azizpanah and Mr. Reybaz were reportedly postponed due to the Fajr decade celebrations.


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    Iran: An unnamed man and women, one an Iranian national and the other an US-Iranian dual national, were sentenced to death for founding a “cult” and promoting moral corruption. The two individuals ran an art gallery in Tehran and were known to associate with foreign diplomates. They were accused of holding “mixed parties” with “alcoholic beverages” encouraging the use of such vices, and “exhibiting and selling obscene images.” Alcohol is illegal in the nation.

    On Saturday, March 11, 207, Manouchehr Abbkhiz was executed by hanging at Chahabar Prison. He was executed on drug related charges.

    On Sunday, March 12, 2017, three prisoners - Yar Mohammad Reigi, Ismael Reigi, and Rahim Reigi - were executed by hanging at Zahedan Central Prison. All were executed on drug related charges.

    On Tuesday, March 14, 2017, four individuals, Chengiz Badozadeh, Akram Hassanpour, Vahed Hamedi, and Kiumars Freydan, were executed by hanging at Darya, in northwestern Iran. The crimes of each individual was not reported, however, at least one was convicted and executed on drug related charges.

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    Six Prisoners Executed in Northeastern Iran- Three Scheduled For Execution

    IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS (24. MAY 2017): Six prisoners were executed in two different Iranian prisons early Tuesday morning, May 24.

    According to the Kurdish Human Rights Network five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Tabriz. Three of the prisoners were identified as "Kazem Hajaji", "Seyed Ali Mousavi" and "Jaber Fakhri". All the five prisoners were convicted of murder and sentenced to qisas (retribution in kind).

    The website "No to prison, no to death penalty" reported about the execution of one prisoner in the prison of Ardebil. The prisoner is identified as "Davoud Hamdard" and was charged with drug offences. Iran Human Rights (IHR) has confirmed the execution of Mr. Hamdard.

    None of the above mentioned executions were announced by official Iranian sources.

    IHR sources have reported about the scheduled execution of one prisoner from Rajaishahr prison of Karaj (west of Tehran). According to these sources the prisoner scheduled to be executed publicly in the coming days.

    Two other prisoners identified as "Abdolkarim Shahnavazi" and "Saeed Hood" were transferred to solitary confinement in the prison of Zahedan Monday morning in preparation for execution. Both the prisoners were charged with drug offences.

    It seems that the Iranian authorities have resumed the executions after a short break on the occasion of the presidential elections.

    https://iranhr.net/en/articles/2894/

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    Iran's Rajai Shahr Prison: Eight Prisoners Including Women Hanged in One Day

    Iran Human Rights (MAY 4 2017): On Wednesday May 3, eight prisoners, including two unidentified women, were reportedly hanged at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison.

    According to close sources, the majority of these prisoners were executed on murder charges. Five other prisoners, including Mehdi Bahlouli, were returned to their cells after their execution sentences were halted.

    The men who were executed were among a group of 11 prisoners who were transferred to solitary confinement on May 29 in preparation for their executions. Iran Human Rights had reported on these imminent executions.

    Close sources have identified the men as: Maziar Alaie Bakhsh, Jabbar Mollahashemi, Shayan Shaddel, Mohammad Jegarki, Mahmoud Bayat and Ali Maleki.

    "In September 2012, Ali got involved in a group fight situation to defend his little brother. At that time, he had accepted responsibility for the murder that occurred, in order to protect his brother," a family member of Ali Maleki tells Iran Human Rights."

    The names of the two women who were also executed are not known at this time. A prisoner has reported to Iran Human Rights that these two women were transferred to Rajai Shahr Prison from Gharchak Varamin Prison. Close sources say that they were sentenced to death on murder charges.

    Execution Sentences of Five Prisoners Halted

    Five prisoners, including Mehdi Bahlouli and Majid Agharahimi, were temporarily spared from execution.

    Iranian official sources, including the media and the Judiciary, have not announced any of the executions or imminent executions mentioned in this report.

    https://iranhr.net/en/articles/2875/
    Last edited by bernhard; 05-24-2017 at 02:18 AM.

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