Iran: reality

In Lorestan province are according to ISNA 2 men hanged.
The men Gh. en H. R. were convicted of drugstrafficking.
source: iranhr.net



According to the annual report on the death penalty in Iran, number of executions in 2009 in Iran were the highest in the past 10 years.
The report is based on the information published by the official Iranian media and gathered by members of the organization “Iran Human Rights” in the period of January 1. to December 31. 2009.
Iran Human Rights has also used reliable sources belonging to other human rights networks.
In Khuzestan the number of executions are much higher then the executions announced by the official media.
Also in Kurdistan are more people executed then officially announced.
Probably the same thing happened in other regions.
Those who were killed under the post-election protests were not included. Different sources say it could be between 70-150 people.
Some facts:
Number of executions announced by the official Iranian media: 339 (282 in 2008)
Total number of the executions including those not announced by the official media: 402 (350 in 2008)
In average more than one person was executed everyday in 2009
Number of the executions in 2009 increased with about 20% in respect to 2008
Highest number of the executions were in the month before the elections (May:50 executions) and the month after the elections (July: 94 executions)
At least 5 minor offenders were hanged in Iran in 2009
13 women were executed in 2009
At least one person (man) was stoned to death in 2009.
Most of those executed were convicted of drugtrafficking (140),homocide (56), rape (24), and Moharebeh (31).
The report


More then 600 students of Babol Technical University held a meeting on campus to say goodbye to their schoolmates who are sentenced to prison.
Iman Sadighi, Mohsen Barzegar, Nima Nahvi, Ali Taghipour, Hamid Jahantigh and Hesam Bagheri are sentenced to prison and Behzad Azar Houshang is facing charges for moharebeh.
source: RAHANA




Majid Tavakoli remains in solitary confinement after his conviction to 8½ years in prison and he is facing new charges.
Since his arrest on December 7 he was allowed to make one phonecall and his brother was allowed to visit him once.
The new charge is insulting the Leader
During his detention he was tortured.
source: RAHANA




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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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