Iran 2002
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News on Iran in 2002
- NOVEMBER 13, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Embattled President Mohammad Khatami broke his silence...
Embattled President Mohammad Khatami broke his silence over the sentencing to death for blasphemy of Hashem Aghajari, a prominent academic and close ally
- NOVEMBER 13, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
State prosecutor-general Ayatollah Abdolnabi Namazi...
State prosecutor-general Ayatollah Abdolnabi Namazi said that the dossier of Hashem Aghjari should go through its legal procedure and that everyone should accept the final verdict of the law
- NOVEMBER 13, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hashem Aghajari refused to appeal his sentence in a...
Hashem Aghajari refused to appeal his sentence in a defiant challenge to the Islamic republic's hardline judiciary, his lawyer said
- NOVEMBER 13, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Around 2,500 students gathered at a Tehran university...
Around 2,500 students gathered at a Tehran university burst into prolonged applause when a speaker announced Hashem Aghajari's decision not to appeal his death sentence for blashpemy
- NOVEMBER 12, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man found guilty of kidnapping and rape...
An Iranian man found guilty of kidnapping and rape was publicly hanged in the central holy city of Qom, the Abrar newspaper reported
- NOVEMBER 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued...
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued a veiled warning he might have to call on "the forces of the people" to step in if the main pillars of Iran's power structure were unable to solve major problems, the BBC reported
- NOVEMBER 11, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's hardline-controlled judiciary stood behind the...
Iran's hardline-controlled judiciary stood behind the sentencing to death of a prominent pro-reform academic, hitting out at parliamentary efforts to have the ruling quashed
- NOVEMBER 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Five convicted drug traffickers were hanged in a prison...
Five convicted drug traffickers were hanged in a prison in the Tehran satellite city of Karaj, Kayhan reported
- NOVEMBER 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of Iranian students protested for a second...
Hundreds of Iranian students protested for a second day, outraged at a death sentence for blasphemy imposed on a reformist academic that has ignited a battle for political control of the Islamic Republic
- NOVEMBER 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's pro-reform parliamentary majority protested...
Iran's pro-reform parliamentary majority protested against the death sentence imposed on dissident academic Hashem Aghajari, then passed the first draft of controversial legislation intended to curb the powers of their hardline opponents in the judiciary
- NOVEMBER 10, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Islamic Students' Society of Al-Zahra University,...
The Islamic Students' Society of Al-Zahra University, the Legal and Political Science Faculty of Tehran University, the Social Science Faculty of Tehran University and the Faculty of Science of Tehran University issued separate statements protesting the d
- NOVEMBER 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of Iranian students chanting "Political prisoners...
Hundreds of Iranian students chanting "Political prisoners should be released!" protested against Iran's hardline judiciary and Hashem Aghajari's death sentence for blasphemy in the biggest political demonstration for over three years
- NOVEMBER 9, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The front pages of many Tehran newspapers reflected...
The front pages of many Tehran newspapers reflected the predictable outrage that Hashem Aghajari's death sentence provoked among reformists in Iran
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian court sentenced an academic and close ally...
An Iranian court sentenced an academic and close ally of President Mohammad Khatami to death for blasphemy after he questioned the right of the clergy to rule the Islamic Republic, his lawyer said
- NOVEMBER 7, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
REFORMIST SCHOLAR SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAN
November 7, 2002: an Iranian court has sentenced an academic and close ally of President Mohammad Khatami to death for blasphemy after he questioned the right of the clergy to rule the Islamic Republic, his lawyer said on Thursday.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man was hanged in the northwestern city...
An Iranian man was hanged in the northwestern city of Tabriz after being convicted of drug-trafficking, IRNA reported
- NOVEMBER 6, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain appealed to the media, political parties...
Hands Off Cain appealed to the media, political parties and citizens aware of the death penalty issue to campaign in favour of four Iranian women, who like Amina Lawal in Nigeria, were condemned to death by stoning
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Two executions were carried in western Iranian city...
Two executions were carried in western Iranian city of Marivan, the scene of bloody clashes and a prison riot in September
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian woman found guilty of complicity to murder...
An Iranian woman found guilty of complicity to murder survived her execution by stoning by managing to escape the hole she was buried in, the Women In Iran website reported
- NOVEMBER 4, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Afarinesh daily reported that a man was sentenced...
The Afarinesh daily reported that a man was sentenced to execution by a court in Shiraz (southern Fars Province) and the verdict was upheld by the Supreme Court
- NOVEMBER 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A court in the northeastern city of Mashhad sentenced...
A court in the northeastern city of Mashhad sentenced to death five culprits convicted of kidnapping and rape
- NOVEMBER 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian state radio reported that Nader Sepah, who...
Iranian state radio reported that Nader Sepah, who was convicted of armed robbery, "immoral acts" and clashing with security forces was hanged in public in Khorramabad, located in the western province of Lorestan
- NOVEMBER 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Ettelaat newspaper reported that a drug trafficker...
Ettelaat newspaper reported that a drug trafficker found with close to a kilogram of heroin, named as Mohammad Keramti, was hanged in Tabriz jail, situated in the northwestern area of Iran
- NOVEMBER 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
The Information Service of the Student Movement Co-Ordination...
The Information Service of the Student Movement Co-Ordination Committee for Democracy in Iran (SMCCDI) said a person had been executed in the City of Tabriz
- NOVEMBER 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian reformist legislators said they wanted to replace...
Iranian reformist legislators said they wanted to replace death by stoning with another form of punishment following European criticism of the practice
- NOVEMBER 3, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran's parliament approved a bill providing for equal...
Iran's parliament approved a bill providing for equal "blood money" compensation to be paid for the deaths or injuries of non-Muslim Iranians as Muslims, a move aimed at protecting the rights of Iran's religious minorities
- OCTOBER 31, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
A medical student found guilty of kidnapping and murder...
A medical student found guilty of kidnapping and murder was hanged in public in a stadium of northern Iran, Ettelaat newspaper reported
- OCTOBER 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Three Afghans convicted of murder, armed robbery, "seducing...
Three Afghans convicted of murder, armed robbery, "seducing children" and creating public disorder were hanged publicly in the Islamic republic of Iran's city of Qom, newspapers reported
- OCTOBER 30, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
President Khatami of Iran in a joint press conference...
President Khatami of Iran in a joint press conference with the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar in Madrid said political reforms in Iran were an ongoing process that Iranian society was mature for
- OCTOBER 27, 2002IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran said it was happy to discuss its stance on human...
Iran said it was happy to discuss its stance on human rights issues such as hanging with concerned European countries, but wouldn't change it