Human rights

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – The Fars province’s prosecutor today announced that the death sentences of Afghan nationals, Mohammad Ramez Rashidi and Naeim Hashem Ghotali have been upheld and will be publicly carried out in Shiraz imminently. The Afghans were sentenced to death for charges of efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth) and baghy (armed rebellion) based on torture-tainted confessions, without due process and fair trial …

Al-Arabia – Iran on Sunday executed three men convicted on drug trafficking charges, the judiciary said, the latest of hundreds of people hanged in the country since the start of the year. The three men, described as members of a “drug cartel,” were hanged after being convicted of “corruption on earth” for producing nearly 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of heroin, the judiciary’s …

Iran Human Right (IHRNGO)- Asef Shehbakhsh, a Baluch man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, was executed in Zahedan Central Prison. According to Hal Vash, a Baluch man executed in Zahedan Central Prison on 20 May. His identity has been reported as 30-year-old Asef Shehbakhsh. He was sentenced to qisas for murder. He was transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution on …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – : Abdolhossein Emamizadeh was executed for drug-related charges in Rajai Shahr Prison 17 days ago. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was executed in Rajai Shahr (Gohardasht) Prison on 3 May. His identity has been established as Abdolhossein Emamizadeh who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court. …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – State media have reported the execution of Shahrooz Sokhanvari who authorities claimed was arrested by Interpol in Malaysia and extradited to Iran in 2020. Condemning the executions, Iran Human Rights demands Interpol be held accountable for handing Shahrooz Sokhanvari to Iran authorities. Director, Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: “If, as Islamic Republic authorities claim, Interpol was involved in …

Iranwire – Iran’s most prominent Sunni cleric has again called for a halt in executions in Iran, saying that the Islamic Republic’s increasing use of the death penalty will not succeed in quelling popular calls for fundamental reforms. Molavi Abdulhamid, the Sunni Friday prayer leader of the south-eastern city of Zahedan, made the comments on May 19, hours after three men accused …

Amnesty – Responding to the execution of three tortured protesters – Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaghoubi – following a grossly unfair trial that bore no resemblance to meaningful judicial proceedings, Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said:  “We are horrified by the chilling execution of these protesters this morning. They were …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – At least five prisoners have been transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions in Rajai Shahr and Qezel Hesar prisons in Karaj. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, four men were transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions in Qezel Hesar Prison on 19 May. They were sentenced to …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Official sources have reported the execution of an unnamed man for murder charges in Rajai Shahr Prison. According to Iran newspaper, a man was executed in Rajai Shahr (Gohardasht) Prison on 18 May. The unnamed man was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder. Rokna has reported his identity as Saeed, an Afghan national who was arrested four …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – Four men were executed for drug and murder charges in Isfahan Central Prison along with the three protesters previously reported. According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, four men were executed in Isfahan Central Prison on 19 May. Three were sentenced to death for drug-related charges and one for murder. The identities of the …