On June 6, Ghezel Hesar Prison placed 26 inmates in the quarantine section ahead of their execution. All 26, had been found guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced to death.
According to a RAHANA reporter, Ahmad Shahbakhah, Abdolhossein Soltanabadi, Masoud, Amir K, Kazem Tashtaki, Mohammad Azarfam, Mohammad Jafari, Nader Azarnoush, Sanjar Toutazehi and Baghi Amini are among the prisoners executed today. Anumber of the executed prisoners were first time offenders.
According to attorney Mostafaie, even though the executed prisoners were arrested for possessing large amount of drugs, the Parole Board could have commuted their death sentences to life in prison. The prisoners were executed without the knowledge of their families, and their lawyers were not present during the execution.
Most of the death sentences were issued by judge Hosseini, who presides over the 1st branch of the Revolutionary Court.
Since the start of Khordad (Persian calendar Month May 22-June21) at least 31 people have been executed across Iran, amid condemnation by international and Iranian human rights organizations.
Iran has the highest number of government executions behind China.
Source: Rahana, June 7, 2010
Eight Hanged in Tehran, One on Insfahan
Iran Human Rights, June 8: According to reliable sources 13 people were hanged in the prison of Ghezel Hesar Monday morning June 7. The official Iranian media have not broadcasted the news yet. On Sunday, Iran Human Rights reported that 26 people had been transferred to the quarantine section of Ghezel Hesar prison prior to execution. There are no further news about the fate of the others who were transferred to the quarantine section.
The fact that the Iranian official have not broadcasted the news gives us reason to believe that the real number of the executions is much higher than what the human rights sources report.
Iran Human Rights has urged the UN and all the countries with diplomatic and economic ties with Iran to do whatever they can to stop the execution wave in Iran. Hanging of the prisoners is one of the means Iranian regime uses to spread fear among the people in order to prevent new protests.
According to the official site of Judiciary in Isfahan a man identified as Reza A (26) was hanged in the prison of Isfahan on Sunday morning June 6. He was convicted of keeping 172 grams of crack.
The human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei had confirmed yesterday’s hangings in Tehran on his personal web site. They were all allegedly convicted of drug trafficking. Some of those executed yesterday in Tehran are identified as:
Ahmad Shah Bakhsh
Abdolhossein Soltanabadi
Masoud
Amir K.
Kazem Tashaki
Mohammad Azarfam
Mohammad Jafari
Nader Azarnoush
Sanjar Totazehi
Baghi Amini
Source: Iran Human Rights, June 8, 2010 - Photo: Collective hanging in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison (Soure: Iran Human Rights)
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