Iran 2011
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News on Iran in 2011
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged in Minab, in southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
One prisoner was hanged in Minab, in southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MINOR HANGED IN PUBLIC IN KARAJ
17-year-old Alireza Mollasoltani was publically hanged in Karaj (west of Tehran) early this morning.
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS CONVICTED MURDERER IN PUBLIC
One man was hanged publically in Tehran early this morning, reported the Iranian
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN GHAZVIN
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ghazvin (west of Tehran) early this morning, reported the Iranian news agency Mehr.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 22 PRISONERS HANGED
According to the Iranian government daily "Iran", 22 prisoners were hanged in the prisons of Evin (Tehran) and Rajaei Shahr (Karaj, west of Tehran) for drug-related crimes.
- SEPTEMBER 15, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED
Two prisoners were executed early this morning in the prison of Semnan
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murdering a female fellow student
Iran publicly hanged a man convicted of murdering a female fellow student
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
a man convicted of murdering four members of a family a year ago was hanged
a man convicted of murdering four members of a family a year ago was hanged
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran hanged three people for drug trafficking in the central iranian city of Qom,
Iran hanged three people for drug trafficking in the central iranian city of Qom,
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Shahroud in Semnan province (north of Iran)
Five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Shahroud in Semnan province (north of Iran)
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Meshgin shahr (in the northwest Iranian province of
One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Meshgin shahr (in the northwest Iranian province of
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
two Iranians were executed for the possession and sale of four kilograms of heroin
two Iranians were executed for the possession and sale of four kilograms of heroin
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh (northwestern Iran) reported
Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh (northwestern Iran) reported
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED IN KERMAN
Four people were hanged in the prison of Kerman, southeast of Iran, according to the state-run Iranian
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS SIX CONVICTS IN PRISON
according to the reports from Iran, six people were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz (southwest of Iran) early in the morning.
AUGUST 28, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR SCIENTIST’S KILLER
in Iran, Majid Jamali-Fashi was sentenced to death for murdering scientist Massoud Ali-Mohammadi in January 2010 on behalf of Israel to stop Iran developing nuclear technology, official news agency IRNA reported.
- AUGUST 8, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
another Japanese crane manufacturer, UNIC, announced
another Japanese crane manufacturer, UNIC, announced
- AUGUST 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: ACID VICTIM SPARES ATTACKER FROM SAME FATE
Iranian woman Ameneh Bahrami, who was blinded and disfigured by Majid Movahedi who threw acid into her face in 2004, pardonned him at the last minute.
- AUGUST 1, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCED FOUR TO DEATH FOR RAPE
a court in Khomeini Shahr, in Iran's Isfahan province, sentenced four men to death for gang rape, ISNA reported. In late May, 14 men allegedly crashed a party in the city of Khomeini Shahr, locked all the men in a room, and raped the women attending the p
- JULY 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN FOR CHILD MURDER: REPORT
Iran hanged a man, identified by the initials HS, for murdering an eight-year-old boy in Qom who was on his way from home to a nearby grocery shop, the Fars news agency reported. He was hanged in a prison in Qom in the presence of the victim's family.
- JULY 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN 19 FOR RAPE
a 19-year-old unidentified man convicted of raping a 16-year-old boy was hanged in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, the Khorasan newspaper reported. He was executed in the city’s central prison, the report added.
- JULY 30, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN ON DRUG-SMUGGLING CHARGES
a man, identified only by the initials H.D., was hanged in the southern Iranian town of Minab on charges of drug smuggling. The report in the "Kayhan" newspaper did not say whether the execution was carried out in public.
- JULY 26, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: BALUCHI PRISONER HANGED IN KERMAN
Mohammad Mandazahi, son of Dadkha, was hanged in Kerman’s central prison, Iran.
- JULY 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN VIDEO SHOWS PUBLIC EXECUTION
new video footage of a public hanging in Azadi Square in Kermanshah, Iran, highlights the brutalisation of both the condemned and those who watch executions, Amnesty International said.
- JULY 21, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRANIAN VIDEO SHOWS PUBLIC EXECUTION
new video footage of a public hanging in Azadi Square in Kermanshah, Iran, highlights the brutalisation of both the condemned and those who watch executions, Amnesty International said.
JULY 20, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A total of four people charged with drug trafficking have been hanged in Rafsanjan and Jiroft prisons (both located in the Kerman province, southeastern Iran), according to a report by the Iranian state-run media news agency ISNA.
- JULY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
MEMBER OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENT’S JUDICIAL COMMISSION EXPRESSES SUPPORT PUBLIC EXECUTIONS
in an interview with Fars News Agency, Nayereh Akhavan...
- JULY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN HANGED FOR RAPE
Iran hanged three men convicted of rape in the northeastern city of Qoochan
- JULY 19, 2011IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE YOUNG MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Three young men were hanged publicly in the Azadi (Freedom) Square of Kermanshah in
JULY 16, 2011IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANOTHER 30 HANGED AT VAKILABAD PRISON ON DRUG CHARGES
Iranian authorities have hanged another 30 prisoners at Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad on drug