Iran: abuse

January 28th were according to newsagency Fars in the city of Isfahan two men hanged.
The men, Ahmad A. and Reza A. (21) were convicted of murder.
Reza A. was sentenced to death in 2006, it is being investigated whether he was a minor when he was sentenced.



Human Rights Activists in Iran report that January 26th, agents of the Department of Intelligence searched at least ten houses of Baha'i-members and arrested two Baha'i.
The houses of Mr. Sirous Zabihi, Mr. Soheil Nasirzadeh, Mr. Davar Nabilzadeh and others were searched and religious books, writings, jewelry and computers were confiscated.
Ms. Sima Eshraghi and Mr. Jaleed Vahdat were arrested and taken to an unknown location.


According to reports of Human Rights activists in Iran, tens of prisoners in Rajaeeprison in Karaj are gone into hungerstrike. protesting the abuse by the prisonauthorities.
Last week 230 inmates of Section 16 unit 6 of Rajaee Prison Karaj were put on group detention due to conflicts with prison officials.
Their visiting rights and wintergarments were taken away and they had to stand outside from 6am till 9am without proper winterclothing.
Haroun Davani, Mehdi Zalieh, Behzad Sheikhi, Khaled Feraiduni, Mohammad Sedigh Fazli, Arkan Gol Takkin en Karim Maroof are some of the hungerstrikers.


A wave of systematic abuse of political prisoners began in the months after an administrator named Bozorgnia was put in charge of section 350 Evin prison in Tehran.
Telephoneconversations between prisoners and their family are eaves-dropped and people are forced to attend mass prayer or mourning rituals.
Mohammad Hasan Falahiezadeh and Ali Saremi, two political prisoners wrote a protestletter and were transferred January 24 in solitary confinement.
Hamidreza Mohammadi is transferred after protesting, he is possibly also been transferred to solitary confinement.
Ahmad Daneshpazir,a political prisoner who was set to be released, has been transferred to solitary confinement since January 11th. The overseeing judge ordered his transfer to solitary confinement on charges of insulting judicial authorities.
(Photo payvand.com)


In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

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