Iran: authorities

The official judicial website in Kerman wrote that June 1st, 4 people have been hanged in the prison of Kerman.
Esmaeil J., convicted for keeping of 980 grams of heroin and 28 grams of opium, Hassan N. and Hassan Gh. convicted for participating in the armed smuggle of 137 kilograms and 250 grams of opium, and Hassan K. convicted for keeping of 26,250 grams of heroin and 55 kilograms of morphine and 39 grams of opium.
The group "Human rights and democracy activists" also reported that this morning several people were hanged in Tehran's prison, among them Abdolhamid Rigi (36).
Official Iranian media didn’t mention today’s executions in Tehran.
source: iranhr.net

The environmental blogger Houman Khakpour,who wrote about the environmental dangers (fa) of a gaspipeline, is summoned by the Bureau for Environmental Protection in Chahrmahal Bakhtyari province.
In his blog Dideh ban Tabiate Bakhtyari he writes that he is charged by authorities for disturbing public order and spreading false information.
source: globalvoicesonline.org




The grandson of ayatollah Montazeri and son of Ahmad Montazeri, Hamed Montazeri is arrested during the funeral of Ezatollah Sahabi.
During this funeral, more people were arrested and his daughter, Haleh Sahabi lost her life.
HRHI hold the regime’s plainclothes agents and security forces responsible for the death of Haleh Sahabi.
source: HRHI, rferl.org


The journalist and translator Rahman Bouzari, editor at Shargh Newspaper is arrested after he was summoned by Evinprison.
Bouzari has been a contributor to several reformist newspapers and was translating a philosophy book recently.s
source: HRHI



The Kurdish citizen Mamousta Sadigh-Hassani who is detained in the prison of Saghez, is sentenced to 14 years in prison for collaboration with anti-regime groups and carrying a weapon.
According to his lawyer he is not guilty of collaboration and he only possessed the gun in his house.
source: HRHI.



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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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