HUNDREDS POSSIBLY EXECUTED IN NORTHEASTERN IRAN: Iran Human Rights is deeply concerned about the reports of mass executions in the prison of Mashhad
2 September 2010
Iran Human Rights once again urges the United Nations to send their Special (...)
Three men were hanged in Central Iran today Sunday August 22
23 August 2010
The men were identified as Akbar Z. (33), convicted of keeping 826 grams of crack and 108 grams of opium; SHah S. (38), an Afghan citizen, convicted of trafficking and keeping 2 kilos of crack; and Hamidreza H. (28) convicted of keeping 1450 grams and selling Kilos of crack, and being a drug addict , according to the report.
The (...)
REPORT: STONING IN IRAN
AT LEAST SEVEN IMPLEMENTED STONINGS BY THE IRANIAN AUTHORITIES IN THE PAST FOUR YERAS- AT LEAST 14 PEOPLE WAITING TO BE STONED TO DEATH IN THE IRANIAN PRISONS
21 August 2010
Commenting this report, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of Iran Human Rights, said: "This report is based on information from reliable human rights sources as well as sources within the Iranian judiciary. Our purpose is to shed light on the facts regarding the (...)
Three people were hanged in public in western Iran
12 August 2010
According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars the men were identified as "S. R.", "A. M." and "M. Kh." convicted of kidnapping a person identified as "M. A." last year.
The men were hanged in front of more than 2000 people and some officials (...)
Sakineh Ashtiani in danger of execution
Iran Human Rights condemns Sakineh Ashtiani’s forced confessions against herself on the Iranian TV
12 August 2010
The British newspaper the Guardian wrote: “Speaking shakily in her native Azeri language, which could be heard through a voiceover, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani told an interviewer that she was an accomplice to the murder of her husband and that she (...)
Five people were hanged in southwestern Iran today August 7
7 August 2010
The five individuals were identified as "M. M." convicted of carrying 900 kg opium, "M. Ch." for carrying 500 kg opium, "Y. S." for keeping and carrying 200 kg opium and selling 69,15 kg opium, "S. A." for participation in keeping 27 grams crack and "A. R." for carrying 194 grams heroin and 6 grams (...)
One man was hanged in southwest of Iran
5 August 2010
The man was identified as "S. D." and was convicted of drug trafficking according to the report. The execution took place on Monday August 2. The web site also confirmed the two executions in Dezful, that Iran Human Rights had reported (...)
UNHCR: The human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei is in Turkey
4 August 2010
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of Iran Human Rights, said: "We are happy that Mr. Mostafaei is out of Iran, and hope that a European country will offer him asylum soon, since he will not be safe in Turkey". Amiry-Moghaddam added: "We regret that the lawyer who has been defending minors on the death row (...)
Two people were hanged in the prison of Dezful, southwest of Iran
3 August 2010
The men were identified as "A. B." and "S. D." and were both convicted of drug trafficking. The executions took place inside the prison of Dezful on Monday August 1.
The charges mentioned above are official charges and have not been confirmed by independent (...)
One man was hanged west of Tehran today and one to be hanged in public tomorrow
2 August 2010
According to the same sources another man identified as Hamid Qudsi is scheduled to be hanged in public in the town of Varamin (west of Tehran) tomorrow Tuesday (...)