Iran 2007
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News on Iran in 2007
- FEBRUARY 15, 2007United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE. IRANIAN MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR SMUGGLING 282KG OF HASHISH
a 45 year old Iranian man, identified as Jamshid T., was sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates by
- FEBRUARY 15, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Abbas, was hanged in Iran, for murder.
a man, identified only as Abbas, was hanged in Iran, for murder.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. THREE MEN HANGED FOR DEADLY BLASTS
Iran executed three men who were convicted of deadly bombings in the southwest oil city of Ahvaz in 2005,
- FEBRUARY 14, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a political prisoner, Risan Sawari...
a political prisoner, Risan Sawari...
- FEBRUARY 13, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS FOUR MURDERERS
Four Iranian men convicted of murdering four people in separate incidents were hanged in Tehran, the
- FEBRUARY 12, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man identified only as Alireza K. was hanged...
a man identified only as Alireza K. was hanged...
- FEBRUARY 7, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH
a court in Tehran sentenced to death Tahmineh Danesh, 35, a Kurdish woman arrested two years ago for murdering a man who was
- FEBRUARY 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED FOR DELARA DARABI
an Iranian rights group said that a Tehran appeals court upheld a death sentence against Delara Darabi, 20, who allegedly killed a cousin three years ago when was minor.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
ISLAMIC COURT FREES IRANIAN TEEN FROM DEATH SENTENCE
after two years in prison, Iranian teen Nazanin Fatehi was released and spared from her original death sentence following an international campaign spearheaded by former Miss World Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Judge Mohammad Ali Ebrahimkhani...
Judge Mohammad Ali Ebrahimkhani...
- JANUARY 28, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN PUBLICLY HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
an Iranian man, Baqer Sajadi, 36, convicted of murdering two people has been publicly hanged in Natanz according to newspaper reports.
- JANUARY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. FOUR IRANIAN ARABS EXECUTED
Iran publicly hanged four men convicted of taking part in deadly bombings in the south-western city of Ahwaz in 2005.
- JANUARY 24, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. KURDISH WOMAN CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR EXTRA MARITAL SEXUAL RELATIONS
Ameneh Salam, a 21 year old Kurdish woman
- JANUARY 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of murder.
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of murder.
- JANUARY 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking.
Iran has publicly hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking.
- JANUARY 22, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. YOUNG WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Delara Darabi, a 20-year-old Iranian woman sentenced to death on charges she killed a cousin when she was 17, tried to kill herself at Tehran's Evin prison. Her mother told Tehran daily Etemad that her daughter is clinically depressed and only weighs 35 k
- JANUARY 20, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
two prisoners, identified only as M.H. and S.S., were hanged in Ahwaz...
two prisoners, identified only as M.H. and S.S., were hanged in Ahwaz...
- JANUARY 18, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN HANGED FOR DECADES-OLD MURDER
An Iranian convicted of murdering his brother and sister-in-law as well as their two children 27 years ago was hanged in the central city of Isfahan, the government newspaper Iran reported.
- JANUARY 17, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a young man, identified only as Arash, 20, was hanged...
a young man, identified only as Arash, 20, was hanged...
- JANUARY 16, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified only as Mahmoud T., 33...
a man, identified only as Mahmoud T., 33...
- JANUARY 15, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN COURT DROPS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TEEN
an Iranian court dropped a death sentence against a teenager convicted of stabbing to death one of three men who
- JANUARY 15, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
three prisoners, identified as Eskandar Abbassi...
three prisoners, identified as Eskandar Abbassi...
- JANUARY 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
ADVOCATES HOPE IRANIAN GIRL WILL AVOID EXECUTION
the trial of Nazanin Fatehi, an Iranian girl convicted of killing a man who attempted to rape her, concluded, according to a former Miss World Canada who had advocated on her behalf.
- JANUARY 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
an Iranian man convicted of murdering a police officer was hanged in the northern town of Tonekabon, Mazandaran province, a press report said.
- JANUARY 10, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS CONVICTED MURDERER IN PUBLIC
an Iranian man convicted of murder was publicly hanged
- JANUARY 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE
Iran hanged a man convicted of rape in Evin, Teheran’s main prison.
- JANUARY 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the state news agency IRNA reported.
- JANUARY 3, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MEN CONVICTED OF MURDER
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder in Evin, Teheran’s main prison.
- JANUARY 2, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
a man, identified as Nasser Batemani...
a man, identified as Nasser Batemani...
- JANUARY 1, 2007IranDEATH PENALTY
Offences punishable by death include:
Offences punishable by death include: