Iran Human Rights, November 7: According to the Iranian state media 14 prisoners were executed in two Iranian cities of Tehran and Shiraz early this morning.
The state run news agency Mehr reported that four prisoners were hanged publicly in the Koozeh-Gari Square of Shiraz (southern Iran). All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges and none of them were identified by full name.
The report also said that 9 other prisoners will be executed in the coming days.
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, 10 prisoners were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning. All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges said the report.
According to unofficial reports three prisoners (all Afghan citizens) have been transferred from Rajaei Shahr prison to solitary confinement at the Evin prison. It is believed that these prisoners will be executed in the coming days.
According to Iran Human Rights’ annual report on the death penalty in 2011, more than 80% of all executions in Iran were based on drug-related charges.
Reports indicate that many of the prisoners executed for drug-related charges are subjected to torture and unfair trials.
Human rights NGOs have criticized the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and the donor countries for their contribution to Iran’s so-called war on the drugs, despite the high number of the executions for drug-related charges.
Iran Human Rights’ spokesperson Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam urged the international community to react to the widespread unlawful executions in Iran.
The state run news agency Mehr reported that four prisoners were hanged publicly in the Koozeh-Gari Square of Shiraz (southern Iran). All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges and none of them were identified by full name.
The report also said that 9 other prisoners will be executed in the coming days.
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, 10 prisoners were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning. All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges said the report.
According to unofficial reports three prisoners (all Afghan citizens) have been transferred from Rajaei Shahr prison to solitary confinement at the Evin prison. It is believed that these prisoners will be executed in the coming days.
According to Iran Human Rights’ annual report on the death penalty in 2011, more than 80% of all executions in Iran were based on drug-related charges.
Reports indicate that many of the prisoners executed for drug-related charges are subjected to torture and unfair trials.
Human rights NGOs have criticized the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and the donor countries for their contribution to Iran’s so-called war on the drugs, despite the high number of the executions for drug-related charges.
Iran Human Rights’ spokesperson Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam urged the international community to react to the widespread unlawful executions in Iran.
Iran Human Rights, November 7: According to the Iranian state media 14 prisoners were executed in two Iranian cities of Tehran and Shiraz early this morning.
The state run news agency Mehr reported that four prisoners were hanged publicly in the Koozeh-Gari Square of Shiraz (southern Iran). All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges and none of them were identified by full name.
The report also said that 9 other prisoners will be executed in the coming days.
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, 10 prisoners were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning. All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges said the report.
According to unofficial reports three prisoners (all Afghan citizens) have been transferred from Rajaei Shahr prison to solitary confinement at the Evin prison. It is believed that these prisoners will be executed in the coming days.
According to Iran Human Rights’ annual report on the death penalty in 2011, more than 80% of all executions in Iran were based on drug-related charges.
Reports indicate that many of the prisoners executed for drug-related charges are subjected to torture and unfair trials.
Human rights NGOs have criticized the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and the donor countries for their contribution to Iran’s so-called war on the drugs, despite the high number of the executions for drug-related charges.
Iran Human Rights’ spokesperson Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam urged the international community to react to the widespread unlawful executions in Iran.
The state run news agency Mehr reported that four prisoners were hanged publicly in the Koozeh-Gari Square of Shiraz (southern Iran). All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges and none of them were identified by full name.
The report also said that 9 other prisoners will be executed in the coming days.
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, 10 prisoners were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning. All the prisoners were convicted of drug-related charges said the report.
According to unofficial reports three prisoners (all Afghan citizens) have been transferred from Rajaei Shahr prison to solitary confinement at the Evin prison. It is believed that these prisoners will be executed in the coming days.
According to Iran Human Rights’ annual report on the death penalty in 2011, more than 80% of all executions in Iran were based on drug-related charges.
Reports indicate that many of the prisoners executed for drug-related charges are subjected to torture and unfair trials.
Human rights NGOs have criticized the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) and the donor countries for their contribution to Iran’s so-called war on the drugs, despite the high number of the executions for drug-related charges.
Iran Human Rights’ spokesperson Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam urged the international community to react to the widespread unlawful executions in Iran.
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