At Least 27 Executions In Less Than A Week In Iran
1-August-2015
Category: executions
Breathing in Confinement – During the last few days, at least 27 prisoners have been executed in different cities of Iran.
According to the report of “Breathing in Confinement”, from 25th till 30th July, at least 27 death sentences were implemented, including 3 public executions in different cities of Iran. Also, a woman and two Afghan citizens were among the executed prisoners.
Tasnim News Agency reported the execution of 3 prisoners on charge of rape in Central Prison of Ilam on Saturday 25th July. They reported these people’s name as “A. K.”, “R. A.”, and “N. SH.”.
HRANA News Agency also has reported separately, the execution of 11 others on 27th July, 4 on 29th July, and 5 executions on 30th July in various cities of Iran.
According to these reports, in the morning of 27th July 2015, at least two prisoners named Firuz Noori Majd, and Saeid Ganji (Ganjavi) in Ghezelhesar prison, and 9 inmates named Omid Mohammadi Dara, Mostafa Ghafarizadeh, Omid Reza Karampour, Shahriar Hassanzadeh, Hosein Afghan, Yareh Hassanzadeh, Sasan Salari, Meisam Hasani-nezhad, and Amanullah Baluchzehi were hanged in Karaj Central Prison.
The same source has also reported execution of 4 prisoners on charge of drug trafficking in Esfahan prison. HRANA News Agency has not mentioned the identities of those 4 people but has specified that two of them were Afghan citizens, who were executed on 29th July.
Another report from this News Agency indicates the execution of 5 people in the prison of Shahab in Kerman, on 30th July. This report gives the identity of just three of them as; Ezat Saboki, Meysam Shahraki and Ali zehi, saying that one of the executed prisoners was a woman.
In another report, public relation of Justice General Office of Ardabil Province has announced the execution of a prisoner accused of cooperation in drugs related crimes in this city’s prison, on 31st July. The report did not mention the identity of this person.
Young Journalists Club also reported the execution of 3 people in public, in Alborz province, on 29th July.
The accusation of these people was reported as rape, but the report did not mention their identity.
The following images are related to the implementation of these sentences:
