Carrying out executions before the public eye has become the norm in the Islamic Republic (IR). Every year individuals convicted of different crimes including drug-related crimes, theft, murder or rape, are hanged in public in various Iranian cities.
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EU’s Ashton appeals to Iran to stay activist’s execution
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Tuesday urged Iran to stay the execution of activist Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani, sentenced for allegedly supporting the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran.
Family of Political Prisoner At Imminent Risk of Execution: “How did a six-year prison term turn into the death penalty?”
Gholamreza Khosravi, a political prisoner during 1980′s [when the Islamic Republic detained, tortured, and executed Iranians in masses], was initially sentenced to six years in prison by an appeals court but an execution sentence was [illegally] issued to him.
Execution Date Has Been Set For Political Prisoner Gholamreza Khosravi
Execution date of September 10, 2012 has been set for political prisoner Gholamreza Khosravi. Khosravi who was also a political prisoner in the 80′s has been in the Intelligence Ministry’s detention since 2006.
Death Row Inmate Abruptly Transferred, Imminent Execution Feared (For ” Ahl-e-Hagh Dervish”)
A local source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the abrupt transfer of Younes Aghayan, a political prisoner on death row, from his prison cell to other detention locations, has sparked fears of his imminent execution.
15 arrested in Ahwaz protests
Fifteen people were arrested in Ahwaz last Thursday during protests against the execution of four political prisoners.
Germany Halts Shipment Of Execution Drug To Iran
German customs officials said on April 2 that they have halted a shipment to Iran of a general anesthetic drug that also is used to execute people by lethal injection.
Half Measures: Juvenile Execution Under Iran’s New Penal Code
By: Narges Tavassolian Iran’s new penal code was finally approved by the Guardian Council, a body of clerics and lawyers in charge of approving legislation, in February 2012. Once the new penal code is signed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and published in the official gazette, it will officially replace the current penal code.
Iran ‘Orders Execution’ Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani (Update)
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife)– Iran again ordered the death penalty for jailed Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani for refusing to recant his faith in Christ and return to Islam raising fears his execution is imminent, a well-informed church official told BosNewsLife Tuesday, February 21.
EU Urges Halt To Iran Execution Of Canadian Resident
RFE/RL – The European ‘s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, has renewed calls for Iranian authorities to halt the execution of an Iranian man with Canadian residency.