Iran 2010
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News on Iran in 2010
DECEMBER 28, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO POLITICAL PRISONERS HANGED
According to the reports from Iran two political prisoners were hanged
DECEMBER 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN PASSES DEATH SENTENCE ON 'ISRAELI SPY'
Iran sentenced an unidentified man to death for syping for Israel, the semiofficial Mehr
DECEMBER 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PEOPLE HANGED
According to the news from Iran, seven prisoners were hanged in three different Iranian towns early on the Christmas day.
- DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 11 MEN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
eleven men were hanged in the south-eastern Iranian city of Zahedan (capital of Baluchestan
- DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDERS
According to the Iranian daily Asr-e-Iran, a young woman identified as Mahin Ghadiri
DECEMBER 20, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PEOPLE EXECUTED
twelve people were hanged in Iran, in two different cases.
- DECEMBER 4, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN ORDERS EXECUTION FOR MAKING PORN SITE
Iran sentenced Saeed Malekpour, 35, an emigre who returned from Canada, to death for running a pornographic Web site there.
- DECEMBER 4, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR MEN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Four people were hanged in the prison of Isfahan, central Iran, early this morning.
DECEMBER 1, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED FOR MURDERING LOVE RIVAL
Iran hanged a woman convicted of murdering a love rival, her lawyer told the official IRNA
NOVEMBER 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ONE MAN HANGED IN ISFAHAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Isfahan, central Iran, according to the reports
- NOVEMBER 23, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN THE CENTRAL TOWN OF KASHAN
One man was hanged in the central Iranian town of Kashan, reported the Iranian
- NOVEMBER 22, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: HIGH COURT SENTENCES IRANIAN MAN TO DEATH FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
A Malaysian court sentenced an Iranian man to death by hanging for trafficking
NOVEMBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN SETS EXECUTION DATE FOR WOMAN
Iran set a date for the execution of female prisoner Shahla Jahed, the Human
- NOVEMBER 13, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
MAN HANGED IN SOUTHWEST OF IRAN
One man was hanged in the prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran.
NOVEMBER 9, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
According to the reports from Iran five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Gonbad
NOVEMBER 5, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR RAPE
One man was hanged in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, reported the state run Iranian
NOVEMBER 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 23 INMATES REPORTEDLY EXECUTED IN OCTOBER
23 prisoners were executed in Mashhad, the capital of Iran's northeastern
NOVEMBER 2, 2010ItalyDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 'HANDS OFF CAIN', EU INTERVENES AGAINST SAKINEH HANGING
'Sakineh's fate depends on how strongly the European Union decides to mobilise itself against the death penalty and the Iranian government, and apply the necessary pressure to stop her from being hung. It would truly be a mockery if Sakineh, after being s
- OCTOBER 31, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH IN SOUTHERN PROVINCE
a Shiraz court in Iran's Fars Province sentenced three unidentified Roushanfekr members to death for "waging war against God", the Human Rights House of Iran (Rahana) website reported.
- OCTOBER 31, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SOUTHERN PROVINCE
a court in the Iranian city of Shiraz, capital of the southern Fars Province, has
OCTOBER 27, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PEOPLE HANGED IN TEHRAN IN THE PAST FEW DAYS
Five people have been hanged in Tehran during the past few days.
- OCTOBER 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN RIGHTS GROUP SAYS SECRET EXECUTIONS INCREASING
the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) said the number of unannounced executions at the Vakilabad prison in the eastern Iranian city of Mashhad has increased. ICHRI said that there are more than 600 inmates on death row at Mashhad and
- OCTOBER 26, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR ‘IMMORAL ACTS’
One person was hanged in the city of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, convicted of acts against
- OCTOBER 24, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
MINISTRY: EXECUTION OF IRANIAN CHURCH LEADER DELAYED
the execution of Rev Youcef Nadarkhani in Iran for apostasy was delayed. Nadarkhani, the leader of a church network in Rasht, was arrested on October 13, 2009, for objecting to forcing Christian school students to read the Quran.
OCTOBER 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ETHNIC KURD SENTENCED TO DEATH ON ESPIONAGE CHARGES
a military court in Iran's northwestern Kordestan Province sentenced Abdollah Sarvari, an
OCTOBER 18, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A WEEK WITH AMPUTATION AND PUBLIC LASHINGS
Four men were lashed 75 times each in public in the northeastern Iranian town of Gonbad
- OCTOBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
two men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, in the
two men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, in the
- OCTOBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
a man was hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, in the
a man was hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, in the
OCTOBER 16, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PEOPLE HANGED IN AHVAZ
Three men were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, in the morning
OCTOBER 11, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged five people in the central city of Isfahan for drug trafficking, state television's