Iran: punishments

On the courtyard of the policestation in Karaj is a man hanged on January 31st.
According to IRNA the man, H. M. drove over a policeagent in 2009 and killed him.
Humanrightsorganization "Human rights and democracy activists in Iran" says that the man was named Hassan Armin(Mafi) and was a kickboxcoach and paralyzed on both legs due to the beatings in prison.
source: iranhr.net

In the Central Prison of Semnan January 31st, 2 men were hanged.
State media Jomhouri Islami wrote that the men, M.J, 49 from Tehran and H.A, 47
from Kashmer both were convicted for drugstrafficking and that their requests for amnesty were denied by the Amnesty Commission.
source: freedomessenger.com


According to reports, the cells of all political prisoners in Ward 350 of Evinprison were raided and searched while all political prisoners were transferred to the prison yard despite the fact that it was snowing.
They began chanting slogans “Ya Hossein… Mir Hossein” , “Mahmoud the Traitor” and “Death to the Dictator” and singing “Ey Iran” “Yareh Dabestani” and other songs, leading to reaction by women prisoners in Evin’s women’s ward 350 who joined in the slogans, forcing the agents to eventually leave the ward.
source: banouyesabz.blogspot.com



Last week webdesigners and bloggers Saeed Malekpour, Vahid Asghari, and Hossein Ronaghi Maleki were interrogated again by agents of Cyber Intelligence Unit of the Revolutionary Guards.They also put great pressure on the prisoners and demanded that they make false televised confessions.
Vahid Ashgar has been transferred to solitary confinement on January 31st, after being sentenced to death by judge Selavati. He is in since 2008 and is in bad psychological condition due to torture.
Hossein Ronaghi Maleki has been convicted to 15 years in prison and is in very bad health.
Malekpour is sentenced to death and his sentence is reinstated by the Supreme Court.
January 31st, the IRGC said in a statement to welcome the deathsentence.
source: freedomessenger, iranhumanrights.org



Leila Mohammadi a converted Christian who is detained in Evinprison for 5 months is sentenced to 2 years in prison.
She was charged with "broad anti-Islamic propaganda, by formation of a house church.
source: worthynews.com



Gunmen kidnapped 11 Iranian pilgrims.Reports say that they stole money and cellphones from the whole group (35 people ), and kidnapped the men.
source: tri-cityherald.com

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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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