Farzad Khademi, a prisoner convicted of “premeditated murder”, was executed today in Saqqez Prison, in Kurdistan Province. He was transferred to solitary confinement on 23 April in preparation for his execution. Khademi, from of Saqqez, was arrested in July 2020 and sentenced to death under the Islamic law of qisas, or retribution-in-kind, which gives the victim’s family the right to retaliate.
Read moreJamal Mardani, a 54-year-old prisoner from Miandoab, West Azerbaijan Province, was executed on 21 April for drug-related offences in Kerman Central Prison, Kerman Province. The prisoner was transferred to solitary confinement for the execution on 19 April. Mardani, a father of four from the village of Gug Jalu in Miandoab, was arrested about four years ago.
Read moreIn a unified call, 82 Iranian and international human rights groups have urged the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to make any cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran against drug trafficking conditional on a total halt to drug-related executions, citing potential dire consequences if action is not taken. The joint statement emphasized: “The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC)…
Read morePrisoner Mansour Mansouri, previously sentenced to death for murder, was executed in Ilam Central Prison on 11 March. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) had reported the execution of another prisoner, Moein Salavarzizadeh, in Ilam Central Prison on the same day. A source who spoke to KHRN said: “Mansour Mansouri, 44 years old, unmarried and from the city of Sarableh in Ilam Province, was arrested about…
Read moreMoein Salavarzizadeh, a 58-year-old man from the village of Haft Cheshmeh in Abdanan, Ilam Province, was executed today in Ilam Central Prison after spending 32 years behind bars for “premeditated murder”. The Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN) has learned that Salavarzizadeh was arrested in 1991 for the “premeditated murder” of his brother and subsequently sentenced to death by the Criminal Court One of Ilam Province,…
Read morePrisoners Fakhraddin Mangournezhad and Abbas Dadvar were executed on 7 March in Mahabad Prison, West Azerbaijan Province, on charges of “premeditated murder”. Mangournezhad, from Oshnavieh, West Azerbaijan Province, and Dadvar, from Mahabad, were arrested about four years ago for the “premeditated murder” of two brothers in Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province.
Read morePrisoner Saeid Rezaei, previously sentenced to death for “premeditated murder”, was today transferred to solitary confinement in Orumiyeh Central Prison, West Azerbaijan Province, for the imminent execution of his sentence. Rezaei, a 38-year-old prisoner from Orumiyeh, was arrested some 14 years ago. Prison authorities have announced that Rezaei’s execution is scheduled for tomorrow morning, unless the victim’s family gives its consent.
Read moreIran has sentenced to death 27-year-old Kurdish prisoner from Orumiyeh Shahin Vasaf on charges of espionage for Israel, a reliable source told Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). This is the first time a credible source confirms his death sentence, issued on 2 October 2023. Shahin Vasaf, along with another Kurdish citizen Naser Vasaf, was detained by the intelligence forces in Orumiyeh on 21 September 2022. They…
Read moreThe authorities today executed prisoner Ali Rajabian in Karaj Central Penitentiary in Alborz Province for drug-related offences. Rajabian, who was imprisoned for drug trafficking, was transferred to solitary confinement for execution on 28 January. The 50-year-old man, from Kuhdasht in Lorestan Province was arrested about four years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges. *Further clarification: Sources close to Rajabian’s family had stated that he was…
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