Iran 2009
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News on Iran in 2009
- MAY 10, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN MOVES TO REDUCE NUMBER OF EXECUTIONS
Iran wants to reduce the number of "unnecessary executions" it carries out, a spokesman for the Islamic republic's judiciary said.
MAY 8, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Two men were hanged in the Iranian city of Shiraz, reported the state run Iranian news
- MAY 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Five people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, south-eastern part of Iran, reported
- MAY 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
One woman and three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning,
One woman and three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early this morning,
- MAY 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN STAYS EXECUTION OF TWO MINORS: LAWYER
Iran ordered a stay of execution for two young convicts sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were under the age of 18, their lawyer said.
- MAY 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN STONED TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
iranian judiciary spokesman, Ali Reza Jamshidi, in response to a question regarding a man who had been stoned to death for adultery recently in Rasht (northern Iran) said, “Stoning was carried out during the Iranian month of Esfand,” which ended on March
- MAY 5, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
a man identified as Abdolbaret Nurzehi was executed for murder in a prison in Khash,
a man identified as Abdolbaret Nurzehi was executed for murder in a prison in Khash,
- MAY 4, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN EXECUTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a prisoner was executed in the Ardabil Jail, Iran.
- MAY 3, 2009ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DELARA DARABI: D’ELIA- MULLAH’S BRUTALITY TOLERATED BY EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS
following the execution of Delara Darabi in Iran, Hands Off Cain secretary Sergio
- MAY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
EU PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON THE EXECUTION OF DELARA DARABI
“The Presidency of the European Union strongly condemns the execution of Miss
- MAY 2, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (eastern Iranian province of
Eight people were hanged in the prison of Taibad (eastern Iranian province of
- MAY 1, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER COMMITTED AS A MINOR
Iran hanged a young woman who was convicted of murder when she was a minor, drawing condemnation from international human rights groups who have sought to end capital punishment for juvenile offenders.
- APRIL 30, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR SERIAL RAPES
Iran hanged a man convicted of rape in a prison in the central city of Isfahan, the state-
- APRIL 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has hanged a drug trafficker in a prison in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Karoon
Iran has hanged a drug trafficker in a prison in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Karoon
- APRIL 28, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN ELITES: NO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR -18S
a group of Iranian Islamic clerics, legal experts and social activists urged a ban on the death sentence for those under 18 years of age.
- APRIL 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO HANGED
two people were hanged in the prison of Ahwaz (southern Iranian province of Khuzestan), reported the official Iranian news agency Irna.
- APRIL 26, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
PLANNED IRANIAN STONING DRAWS CRITICISM
Human Rights Watch received reports that a court in Rasht, in northwest Iran, upheld a sentence of death by stoning against Muhammad Navid Khamami.
APRIL 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DELARA'S EXECUTION POSTPONED
Iranian human rights activists say the execution of juvenile offender Delara Darabi has been postponed. Darabi, who was due to be executed on April 20, was sentenced to death for a murder she allegedly committed at the age of 17.
APRIL 19, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
a man convicted of raping a woman five years ago was hanged in a prison in
- APRIL 18, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED IN IRAN FOR MURDER
a man convicted of murder was hanged in a prison in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz, a local newspaper reported.
- APRIL 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DEATH PENALTY OVERTURNED AGAINST TWO IRANIAN KURDS
Iran overturned the death penalty sentence against two Kurdish Iranians, the Amir Kabir University of Technology website reported, citing the defendants’ lawyer.
APRIL 10, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED OVER 2008 MOSQUE BOMBING
Iran executed three people, two of them University students, convicted of being involved in the bombing of a mosque in the southern city of Shiraz which killed 14 people and injured 200 others in April 2008.
- APRIL 9, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: DELARA AT IMMEDIATE RISK OF EXECUTION
Delara Darabi, the young artist who has been in Rasht prison for the last 5 years in Iran, is at great risk of execution at any moment
- APRIL 7, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: JOURNALIST BOUTIMAR'S DEATH SENTENCE SUSPENDED
the death sentence issued in Iran to Kurdish journalist Hiwa Boutimar was suspended,
- APRIL 6, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN JUVENILE OFFENDER, SENTENCED TO DEATH, HOPES TO SAVE HER LIFE
the lawyer of Delara Darabi, a 23-year-old Iranian woman in prison and facing execution for murder, told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that she is still hoping the family of the victim will intervene and save her life.
MARCH 29, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG PRISONER EXECUTED IN SANANDAJ CENTRAL PRISON
Rahmat Sadeqi, a resident of Sanandaj, Iran, was executed in late March in Sanandaj's Central Prison.
- MARCH 27, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ANOTHER JUVENILE TO BE EXECUTED
Amnesty International warned of the imminent execution of juvenile offender Abumoslem Sohrabi, now 24, from Firouzabad, in Fars Province in Iran.
- MARCH 25, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN CONSIDERING THE DEATH PENALTY FOR ‘OFFENSIVE’ BLOGGERS
Al Jazeera’s Nazanin Sadri reported that Iran is considering a new law that would allow the death penalty for “offensive” bloggers.
MARCH 20, 2009IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN SIRJAN
One man was hanged last week in the prison of Sirjan (south-east Iranian province
- MARCH 14, 2009IranDEATH PENALTY
three Iranian men were hanged in prison for murder in the southern city
three Iranian men were hanged in prison for murder in the southern city