Iran: dead

September 14, one man was hanged in the prison of Shirvan.
The man was not identified, he was sentenced to death for keeping 401 grams of chrystal.
Newsagency Fars reports that Amin, 25, is scheduled to be hanged in the prison of Varamin.
He is sentenced twice to death, 173 lashes, 25 years in prison, for rape. He was originally scheduled to be hanged in public but the chief prosecutor of Varamin said that the hanging will be carried out inside the prison due to security reasons.
source: iranhr.net

RAWAnews reports that September 4th an Iranian refugee in Turkey died of electrical shock.
Anoush Namvar was electrocuted on her workplace.
She worked illegally due to financial reasons and was killed by unsafe working conditions.She was buried by Turkish police without the presence of UN representatives.
Namvar was an activist of a Christian minority, who 8 months prior was transferred to Turkey by the UN Refugee Office.
source: persian2english


On Tuesday 7 September police in Qeshm Island shot a teenager in the head.
Sadiq Dulabizadeh was fishing when he was arrested by the police and executed by shooting in his head in front of many local residents who witnessed the execution.
Following this witnesses attacked police forces and the police forces escaped from the area immediately.
Qeshm Island has been hit by drought for last ten years and local residents are trying to survive by fishing.
source: ihrv.org


The deadsentence of Kurdish Habibullah Gholpari in the prison of Sanandaj is approved by the supreme court and she can be executed imminently.
source: ihrv.org




weekly podcast Iran Human Rights 10-16 september

humanrightsreport week September 13


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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