Five Prisoners Executed

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.

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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 recently calling for a halt to the execution of prisoners on death row for drug related offenses. Additionally, Iranian Parliament members have 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.