Iran 2006
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News on Iran in 2006
- APRIL 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
the Iranian regime's state-controlled media reported that two prisoners...
the Iranian regime's state-controlled media reported that two prisoners...
- APRIL 20, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. USE OF DEATH PENALTY CONTINUES INCREASING
the Iranian regime's state-controlled media reported that 15 prisoners were sentenced to death in Gohardasht Prison in Karaj (west of Tehran) and that death sentences for three other prisoners in Fars Province (southern Iran) had been upheld.
- APRIL 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TEN 'CONVICTED MURDERERS' HANGED
ten men convicted of murder were hanged in a prison in the Iranian capital.
- APRIL 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s State Supreme Court upheld the execution sentence of a young man only identified as 20-year-old Yadollah.
Iran’s State Supreme Court upheld the execution sentence of a young man only identified as 20-year-old Yadollah.
- APRIL 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
the execution sentence of a man, identified as 56-year-old Hamid-Reza B.,
the execution sentence of a man, identified as 56-year-old Hamid-Reza B.,
- APRIL 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
two “young men”, identified as Sourosh and Nader, were sentenced to hanging in Iran
two “young men”, identified as Sourosh and Nader, were sentenced to hanging in Iran
- APRIL 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HUSBAND
Iran's Supreme Court upheld the death penalty for a 35-year-old woman, Fatemeh Haghighatpajouh who killed her husband, Bahman, after he raped her 15-year-old daughter from a previous marriage. Only the intervention of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Seye
- APRIL 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a court in Tehran, Iran, sentenced 19-year-old Faraz A. to hanging.
a court in Tehran, Iran, sentenced 19-year-old Faraz A. to hanging.
- APRIL 18, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. GOVERNMENT DENIES EXECUTING POLITICAL PRISONERS
Iran's justice minister rejected an accusation that the Islamic regime was executing political prisoners and dismissed such concerns as "sheer lies".
- APRIL 17, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Ali “M”, 59...
a man, identified only as Ali “M”, 59...
- APRIL 17, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Somayeh...
a man, identified only as Somayeh...
- APRIL 16, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ‘YOUNG MAN’ SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TEHRAN
a young Iranian man was sentenced to death in Tehran according to the state-run news agency, Fars.
- APRIL 13, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR ADULTERY, DRUG DEALING
an Iranian man convicted of a number of crimes including drug dealing, adultery and sexual harassment has been hanged in public in the northern province of Qazvin, the Etemad Melli newspaper said.
- APRIL 13, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
NETHERLANDS. IRANIAN GAYS CAN STAY - FOR THE TIME BEING
the Netherlands Parliament has rebuffed a call by Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk to end a moratorium on the deportation of gay asylum seekers from Iran.
- APRIL 13, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Morteza, 20...
a man, identified only as Morteza, 20...
- APRIL 11, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TEACHERS CONDEMN EXECUTION OF POLITICAL PRISONERS
in a public statement released in Tehran, teachers supporting the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran condemned the death warrant issued against Valiollah Feiz-Mahdavi in Gohardasht Prison, west of Tehran.
- APRIL 11, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. EXECUTION OF POLITICAL PRISONERS IN IRAN CONDEMNED IN NEW YORK
the Iranian community in New York condemned the execution of political prisoners in Iran in a demonstration outside the UN headquarters.
- APRIL 10, 2006CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CANADA. BEAUTY QUEEN LAUNCHES QUEST TO SAVE NAMESAKE FROM DEATH SENTENCE IN IRAN
a Canadian beauty queen's campaign to save the life of an Iranian teenager was drawing worldwide interest, with more than 7,000 people signing a petition.
- APRIL 9, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED
an Iranian man convicted of murder was hanged in southern Kerman province.
- APRIL 9, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man...
an Iranian man...
- APRIL 8, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran. International organizations condemn executions in Iran
four international human rights organizations issued a joint statement calling for a halt on the execution of political prisoners in Iran and to save the life of Valiollah Feiz-Mahdavi.
- APRIL 7, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FORMER NORWEGIAN PM URGES IRAN NOT TO HANG DISSIDENT
former Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik appealed to the Iranian government not to go ahead as planned with the execution of long-time political prisoner Valiollah Feyz-Mahdavi.
- APRIL 6, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN PUBLICLY HANGED FOR MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murder was publicly hanged in southern Kerman province.
- MARCH 25, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. MAN 'FACES DEATH IF EXPELLED' TO IRAN
an Iranian man will be executed for owning a satellite television system if he is sent home, MP Clare Short told Britain’s House of Commons. Short pleaded with Ministers to reconsider the case of the man and his family, after the Home Office ordered his d
- MARCH 19, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as H.Z. was hanged in public in the southern city of Jahrom...
a man, identified only as H.Z. was hanged in public in the southern city of Jahrom...
- MARCH 17, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMEN ARRESTED IN PEACEFUL PROTEST COULD BE EXECUTED
the total number of arrests following a gathering of hundreds of women's rights defenders who had made their way from Tehran's Daneshjoo Park to Laleh Park to mark International Women's Day on March 8 remained uncertain, as was the fate of those arrested
- MARCH 15, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. POLITICAL PRISONER AT RISK OF EXECUTION
prison officials in Iran repeatedly threatened to execute Valiollah Feyz Mahdavi, a sympathizer of an armed opposition group, during the Persian New Year holidays that begin on March 21, Human Rights Watch said.
- MARCH 14, 2006ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HANDS OFF CAIN RESPONDS TO THE IRANIAN EMBASSY’S DENIAL OF THE EXECUTION OF MINORS IN IRAN
Hands Off Cain replies to a note sent it by the Iranian embassy in Rome in which it denyed the application of the death penalty to minors.
- MARCH 9, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Abbas, 27...
a man, identified only as Abbas, 27...
- MARCH 8, 2006IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. US BLASTS IRAN IN ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
the United States blasted China and Iran for alleged gross human rights violations, branding them among the "most systematic" violators in a closely watched annual rights report.