Five Rajai Shahr Prisoners Spared From Death

Iran Human Rights, Saturday September 5 2015: Five prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison, who are sentenced to death for murder, have had their lives spared after receiving a last-minute reprieve from the plaintiffs on their case. The prisoners were scheduled to be executed on Wednesday September 2, but were reportedly returned to their cells. Their executions have been postponed from one month to one year.

Two of the prisoners' names are Davoud Alambeigi and Ghorban Mohammadi. The names of the three other prisoners are not known at this time. Earlier in the week, Iran Human Rights had reported on the transfer of the five prisoners to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions.

According to official sources in Iran, in the past week, eight prisoners sentenced to death for murder have had their lives spared after receiving last-minute reprieves from the plaintiffs on their cases.