Iran 2009
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News on Iran in 2009
- NOVEMBER 15, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC
One man was hanged in a public square in the northern Iranian city of Qaemshahr in the Caspian Sea Mazandaran province, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Kayhan.
NOVEMBER 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN HAMEDAN
Iran hanged two men convicted of rape and murder in the prison of Hamedan, western part of Iran, the
- NOVEMBER 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH POLITICAL PRISONER HANGED
Kurdish political prisoner Ehsan Fattahian was hanged in the prison of Sanandaj, the provincial capital of
- NOVEMBER 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH ACTIVIST EHSAN FATAHIYAN TO BE EXECUTED
the death sentence of Ehsan Fatahiyan, a 27 year old Kurdish activist in Iran, is set to be carried out on November 11, 2009.
NOVEMBER 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Four men were hanged in the prison of Kerman (southeastern Iran) early this morning, reported the state run news agency Fars.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: REVOKE DEATH SENTENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS
Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, urged Iran to revoke the death sentences of Mehdi P., from Tabriz; Moshen G., from Shiraz; and Nemat Safavi, from Ardebil.
NOVEMBER 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ABDOLHAMID RIGI EXECUTED IN ZAHEDAN
According to the Iranian Police news center, a member of the militant group "Jondollah", identified as Abdolhamid Rigi, was hanged in the prison of Zahedan.
- OCTOBER 22, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN LAWYER SEEKS CASH TO SPARE YOUNG ON DEATH ROW
an Iranian human rights lawyer launched an appeal for money to help avert the executions of juvenile offenders in the Islamic Republic.
OCTOBER 21, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN TEHRAN
one woman and four men were executed in Tehran’s Evin prison early the morning.
- OCTOBER 20, 2009United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: TWO GET CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Khorfakan Criminal Court in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, sentenced a UAE woman, 47, and her
- OCTOBER 13, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
UN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES REVIEW OF IRAN DEATH SENTENCES
Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called on Iran's high courts to review death sentences imposed on three people arrested after Iran's disputed presidential election.
- OCTOBER 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO WOMEN AND FOUR MEN EXECUTED IN KHUZESTAN PROVINCE
Six people have been executed in the southwest Iranian Khuzestan during the last week, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Kayhan quoting the state run news agency Fars.
- OCTOBER 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR JUNE PROTESTS
the reformist site Mowjcamp announced that the Tehran Revolutionary Court had issued a fourth death
- OCTOBER 11, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MINOR OFFENDER BEHNOUD SHOJAEE EXECUTED IN TEHRAN
the minor offender Behnoud Shojaee was executed at 5 in the morning at Tehran's Evin Prison. He was convicted of murdering another boy by the name Omid in June 2005, when he was 17 years old.
- OCTOBER 10, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: D’ELIA (RADICALS)- DEATH PENALTY ALSO RESULT OF POLITICS OF APPEASEMENT
"As usual, the Mullah’s regime celebrated the world day against the death penalty in a deadly manner,"
- OCTOBER 10, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PROTESTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Three people arrested after Iran's disputed presidential election have been condemned to death, ISNA
- OCTOBER 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGES IRAN TO RESCIND FIRST DEATH SENTENCE
Amnesty International urged Iran to rescind a death sentence imposed on Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani, the first person to be sentenced to death for protesting the disputed June presidential election.
OCTOBER 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN AHWAZI ARABS FACING EXECUTION
Seven Ahwazi Arab opposition activists have been sentenced to death in secret trials in Iran's Revolutionary
- OCTOBER 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTION POSTPONEMENT MOVE WELCOMED
Amnesty International welcomed the postponement by Iranian authorities of the execution of Abbas Hosseini, an Afghan national, for a murder committed when he was 17 years old.
- OCTOBER 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PROTESTER GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a man identified as Mohammad-Reza Ali-Zamani learnt from the Iranian authorities that he had been
- OCTOBER 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR ADULTERY AND HOMOSEXUALITY
a man was hanged for adultery and homosexuality, human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei reported.
- OCTOBER 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN FREES TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH BY STONING
an Iranian man and woman convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning were freed on appeal,
- OCTOBER 3, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: IRAN MOVES TO EXECUTE MAN FOR CRIME COMMITTED WHEN HE WAS 17
Amnesty International warned of the imminent execution of Afghan national Abbas Hosseini in Mashhad, north-eastern Iran, for a murder committed in 2003 when he was 17.
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Five people were hanged in the prison of Taybad, north-east of Iran reported the official news site of the Iranian police.
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDER
One woman was hanged in the prison of Sarakhs, north-east Iran, reported the state run Iranian news
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
EU ASKS IRAN TO HALT PLANNED EXECUTION OF MINORS
the European Union urged Iran to honour its international commitments and halt three imminent executions of people who committed crimes as minors.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS 2 MEN ON MURDER CHARGE
two men, were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison, the Iranian state run news agency Iscanews reported.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HALTS EXECUTION OF SEVEN PEOPLE
Iran's stayed the executions of seven people, including a man who was sentenced for a murder committed when he was a minor.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ONE EXECUTION FOR DRUG
a man, identified as Mansour (51) was hanged in the prison of Isfahan (central Iran), the government newspaper Iran reported. He was convicted of drug trafficking.
- AUGUST 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN CONVICTED FOR MURDER
a man, identified Meysam (24) was hanged in the prison of Isfahan (central Iran), the government newspaper Iran reported. He was convicted of murder.