Iran Human Rights, April 10: Ten prisoners were executed in Iran yesterday and today, reported state-run Iranian media.
Three prisoners were executed in Shehr-e-Kord (western Iran) this morning:
According to the Young Journalist’s Club (associated with Iranian state broadcasting), three prisoners were executed in Shahr-e-Kord central prison early this morning. The prisoners, who were not identified by name, were convicted of drug-related crimes.
One of the prisoners, convicted of "Carrying 400 grams of crack, 22 grams of shisheh (synthetic heroin) and 14 grams of hashish", had confessed to selling one kilogram of heroin, stated the report. The two other prisoners were both charged with "Participation in the possession of heroin, crack, and shisheh". One of them was charged with a total of 3 kilograms and 102 grams of substances and the other with 2 kilograms and 783 grams.
Two prisoners were hanged in Tabas (eastern Iran) today:
According to the state-run Iranian news agency ISNA, two prisoners were hanged in Tabas prison (eastern Iran) this morning. The report said the prisoners were identified as "A. H." (45 years old), charged with "Participation in the possession of 1380 kilograms of opium, 498 kilograms of morphine, and possessing and carrying 190 kilograms of opium", and "M. M." (30 years old), charged with "Carrying 30 kilograms of heroin".
Five prisoners were hanged in Kerman (southeastern Iran):
According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Kerman, five prisoners were hanged on April 9 in the cities Bam and Kerman. None of the prisoners were identified by name and no further details were available in the report.
According to IHR’s annual report on the death penalty in 2011 in Iran, more than 676 people were executed in 2011. Additionally, more than 80% of those executed were charged with drug-related offences and tried behind closed doors by the Revolutionary courts. IHR has received several reports of forced confessions in such cases.