Iran 2004
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Iran in 2004
- JANUARY 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judge in Department 1157 of Tehran's criminal court issued the death sentence for a man
the judge in Department 1157 of Tehran's criminal court issued the death sentence for a man
- JANUARY 21, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judge in Tehran's penal court sentenced a man
the judge in Tehran's penal court sentenced a man
- JANUARY 21, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the judiciary sentenced a man to public execution in Tehran
the judiciary sentenced a man to public execution in Tehran
- JANUARY 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari, condemned...
Iranian dissident intellectual Hashem Aghajari, condemned to death for blasphemy after questioning the power of the clergy, was to have his case re-examined after February's parliamentary elections, a judiciary official said
- JANUARY 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
a number of youngsters were dancing in Hamedam’s Eram Boulevard
a number of youngsters were dancing in Hamedam’s Eram Boulevard
- JANUARY 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
University authorities told students of the Imam Sadeq
University authorities told students of the Imam Sadeq
- JANUARY 14, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
A Iranian man identified only as Ramin, convicted of...
A Iranian man identified only as Ramin, convicted of murdering the father of his would-be bride after he failed to get family permission for the wedding, was hanged in Tehran
- JANUARY 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Hasan Reza Moqarreb, a convicted child abuser known...
Hasan Reza Moqarreb, a convicted child abuser known as "the Black Vulture" was hanged in public in Edalat [Justice] Square in Mashhad, Iran, after his sentence was upheld by the State Supreme Court
- JANUARY 12, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Kheydan Gholamipur, convicted of killing eight Iranian...
Kheydan Gholamipur, convicted of killing eight Iranian pilgrims to the holy sites in Iraq on 13 September 2003, was hanged in Koran Square in Ilam, Iran, in the presence of the families of the victims
- JANUARY 11, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Abdollah Deilami was hanged at Chaharshir Falakeh Square...
Abdollah Deilami was hanged at Chaharshir Falakeh Square in the city of Ahwaz, Iran, before hundreds of residents
- JANUARY 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Tehran newspapers reported that a prisoner called Abolqassem...
Tehran newspapers reported that a prisoner called Abolqassem would be hanged imminently in the city of Behbahan, Iran
- JANUARY 8, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
according to a report in the Iran newspaper
according to a report in the Iran newspaper
- JANUARY 7, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iranian state-run newspapers reported that a prisoner...
Iranian state-run newspapers reported that a prisoner in Tehran's Qasr Prison, identified as Hamid Reza, was hanged at dawn
- JANUARY 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
on the orders of a judge, 15 youth dressed in prisoners' uniforms...
on the orders of a judge, 15 youth dressed in prisoners' uniforms...
- JANUARY 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
eighty famous Iraqi singers and musicians held song
eighty famous Iraqi singers and musicians held song
- JANUARY 5, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Mullahs’ henchmen cut off the right arm of a prisoner
Mullahs’ henchmen cut off the right arm of a prisoner
- JANUARY 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Two drug traffickers were executed by hanging in the...
Two drug traffickers were executed by hanging in the north-eastern Iranian town of Ghonabad, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported
- JANUARY 4, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Abbas Dalili was hanged in the prison courtyard in the city of Sari, in Iran
Abbas Dalili was hanged in the prison courtyard in the city of Sari, in Iran
- JANUARY 3, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
The state-run daily, Sharq, reported that a 24-year-old...
The state-run daily, Sharq, reported that a 24-year-old woman, Kobra Rahmanpour, who had been in jail for four years, was suddenly taken to the death-row section of Evin Prison at midnight on 30 December 2003 and was told that she would be hanged in a few
- JANUARY 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Ali Abdollahi was hanged outside the Iranian State...
Ali Abdollahi was hanged outside the Iranian State Security Forces headquarters in the northern city of Tonekabon in front of 2,000 local residents
- JANUARY 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Amir Sohrab-Beig, head of the justice department in...
Amir Sohrab-Beig, head of the justice department in the south-western province of Khuzistan in Iran said, "The judiciary is taking decisive action on a large front and plans are afoot to carry out executions in public more decisively than we did in the pa
- JANUARY 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
two youngsters in the southwestern city of Ahwaz were sentenced to execution
two youngsters in the southwestern city of Ahwaz were sentenced to execution