Seven Prisoners Executed in Birjand and Tabriz Prisons

Iran Human Rights, September 10 2015: According to Khorassan News, an Iranian official source, a 32-year-old prisoner charged with murder and 17 counts of robbery was hanged to death at Birjand Central Prison on the morning of Wednesday September 9. 

According to Kurdistan Human Rights Network, an unofficial source, six prisoners have been hanged to death in the past week at Tabriz Central Prison. Five prisoners were reportedly hanged to death on the morning of September 9: four for drug related offenses and one for murder. The names of the prisoners with drug related charges have been idenitified as Hojatoleslami, Sajad Maghsoodi, Vali Narimani and Nasser Hosseinzadeh. The name of the prisoner charged with murder has been identified as Mohammad Ali Yousefi. On Saturday September 5, one prisoner, identified as Davoud Pourahmadian, was reportedly hanged to death for murder. Iranian official media or judicial sources have not commented on the recent executions at Tabriz Central Prison.