Iran: verdict

Four men, one of whom is believed to be a teenager, have been hanged,Tuesday.
The men, only identified by their first name, Mohammad-Reza, Farhad, Hashem, and Hamid, were hanged in a Tehran prison.
According to daily "Iran", describing Mohammad-Reza as a “young boy” at the time of his alleged crime. He was charged with killing a man.
During his trial Mohammad-Reza insisted that he had no intention to kill the man and that the shooting was accidental.



September 26 Abbas Lisani (here)was released on bail.
He was redetained on 31 October 2006 by
security forces, apparently without a warrant, in violation of Iranian law.
On 27 September, Branch 105 of Ardebil General Court sentenced him to 10 months’ imprisonment and 50 lashes for participating in a demonstration on 27 May 2006 in Ardebil, and to a further six months’ imprisonment for participating in the destruction of public and state property by calling on people to participate in the demonstration which caused this damage.
October 26 Abbas submitted a written appeal against this sentence. Five days after lodging his appeal he was re-arrested.
His family later received a copy of a verdict from Branch 1 of Ardebil Appeal Court, which increased the sentence of 10 months' imprisonment to one year, bringing the
total to 18 months of imprisonment. The verdict apparently confirms the
sentence of 50 lashes and, in addition, states that his punishment should
include spending three years in forced exile in the city of Tabas in the
central province of Yazd.
Lisani's lawyer told ILNA that since the Lower Court has not issued such a sentence to him , how can the Appeal Court add to it.
Amnesty International has started an urgent action.
The Committee for the Defence of the Rights of World Azerbaijanis sent a letter to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, November 1st, asking attention for this matter.



In Iran deathpenalty is in use. Also for child offenders.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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