Iran 2009
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News on Iran in 2009
- AUGUST 18, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS MINOR
an Iranian man, convicted of murder at the age of 16, is expected to be executed in Tehran, according to the Iran Human Rights group.
- AUGUST 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE WOMEN PRISONERS IN GOHARDASHT JAIL OF KARAJ ON THE VERGE OF EXECUTION
three women prisoners in Gohardasht jail in Karaj, Iran, are on the verge of execution.
- AUGUST 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR RAPE
two men convicted of rape were executed in a prison in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, the Etemad newspaper reported.
- AUGUST 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY SAYS LARGE SPIKE IN EXECUTIONS IN IRAN
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International said it recorded an "alarming spike" in executions in Iran since the disputed presidential election in June.
- AUGUST 3, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO EXECUTIONS FOR RAPE
two people were hanged in the prison of Boroujed, (Lorestan province, western Iran), reported the Iranian daily Kayhan.
AUGUST 3, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN HANGED FOR RAPE
Three men were hanged in the prison of Hamedan, western part of Iran, reported the
- AUGUST 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged a man convicted of drug trafficking in the central city of Isfahan, government newspaper Iran reported.
- AUGUST 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder in the central city of Isfahan, government newspaper Iran reported.
JULY 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 24 PEOPLE HANGED IN A PRISON WEST OF TEHRAN
24 people were hanged in the prison of Rajaee Shahr, at Karaj (west of Tehran), according to a report published by the state run Iranian news website "Borna news".
- JULY 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. A MAN AND A WOMAN HANGED
one woman and one man were hanged in the prison of Shiraz (southern Iran), reported the Iranian daily Etemad.
- JULY 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
two people were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to a report published by the official website of Isfahan judiciary.
- JULY 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG-TRAFFICKING
a man was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, according to a report published by the official website of Isfahan judiciary.
- JULY 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ONE EXECUTION FOR DRUG
state-run Iranian radio reported that Seyyed Ahmad Es’hagh zahi was executed in the prison of Zahedan for being involved in carrying heroin and hashish
JULY 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO EXECUTED FOR TERRORISM
two members of the Jundallah group, lead by Abdolmalik Rigi, were hanged in Iran.
- JULY 23, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE, MURDER OF MINOR
Iran has hanged a man convicted of rape and murder in an execution carried out in a prison in the southern town of Estehban, the Kayhan newspaper reported.
- JULY 22, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTED FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE
one man was hanged in the prison of Semnan (northern Iran), reported the official Iranian news agency Irna.
- JULY 21, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO FOR MURDER
Iran hanged two men convicted of murder in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the Etemad newspaper reported.
- JULY 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR EXECUTIONS FOR RAPE
four men were hanged in the prison of Qom, south of Tehran, reported the government newspaper "Iran".
- JULY 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO JUNDULLAH TERRORIST ON DEATH ROW IN IRAN
Iran sentenced two Jundullah militants to death in the southeast province of Sistan-Baluchestan for terrorism and being an enemy of god.
- JULY 17, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
TWO IRANIAN CHRISTIANS MAY FACE EXECUTION FOR APOSTASY
two Iranian women jailed in Iran's notorious Evin prison for converting from Islam to Christianity may be executed for apostasy, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reported
- JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE HUNG FOR DRUGS IN ISFAHAN
three men were hanged in a prison in Isfahan, Iran, for drug trafficking. The executions
- JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
WOMAN EXECUTED IN IRAN
a woman in Iran who unintentionally killed her father-in-law in the course of a family dispute in 2005 was executed in Qazvin prison’s facilities for women.
JULY 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 SUNNI REBELS EXECUTED AS 'ENEMIES OF GOD'
in a mass prison execution, Iran hanged 13 rebels from the Sunni insurgent group Jundallah as "enemies of God" for a string of attacks, including kidnapping of foreigners.
- JULY 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES MAN ACCUSED OF “WAGING WAR AGAINST GOD”
an Iranian follower of the Ahl-e Haq religious faith was executed in the northwest
JULY 12, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three men convicted of drug trafficking were hanged in the town of Arak in central
- JULY 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. ANOTHER EXECUTION
a prisoner was executed in Iran. Reports said that Mahmoud Mahmoudpour, a prisoner in Naqadeh Central Prison, was hanged
JULY 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 20 DRUG TRAFFICKERS HANGED IN ONE DAY
Iran hanged 20 drug traffickers, official media reported.
- JULY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SIX EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Six men were hanged in the prison of Qom, south of Tehran, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
six people who participated in protests in Iran against the re-election...
six people who participated in protests in Iran against the re-election of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were hanged in the city of Mashhad.
- JULY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED FOR MURDER IN SHIRAZ
two men were hanged in the Adelabard prison of Shiraz early morning, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Etemad.