At Least 20 Prisoners Executed in the Past 8 Days
27-April-2016
Category: executions
Breathing in Confinement – By 7 more executions in Karaj, the number of executions in the last month has reached to 20.
Human rights media have reported at least 6 executions in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj and 1 more in Karaj Central Prison on 27th April.
Human Rights in Iran by announcing at least 6 executions in Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj has reported the identities of two of them as Seyed Kazem Salimi and Jamshid Nouripour.
HRANA News Agency has also reported that 2 other prisoners were named Mohammad Nazari and Milad Mostakhdemi.
The identities of the other 2 prisoners have not been reported yet.
The same source has announced another execution in Karaj Central prison, with charge of murder and unknown identity.
It has been told that 3 other prisoners would be hanged the next day with charges of drug related crimes in this prison.
HRANA has announced in a separate report that more than 100 prisoners on death raw have been summoned in Urmia prison.
The prison authorities gathered them at the pray room (Hosseinieh), and asked them about the addresses and details of their plaintiffs.
According to the prisoners, officials have announced that due to “lack of space”, in the next 3 months the fate of the prisoners “will be decided”, so that the death sentences will be implemented or they will be released on bail.