Iran 2017
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Iran in 2017
- APRIL 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN TRIES TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY FOR TRAFFICKING AS IT WRESTLES WITH RISING DRUG CHARGES
Iranian parliament’s Judicial Commission spokesperson has announced that this commission has agreed with a proposal to reduce death penalty to 30 years in prison for a number of drug-related offences.
- APRIL 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
A prisoner was hanged at Khorramabad's Parsilon Prison on drug related charges, according to the human rights news agency HRANA.
APRIL 19, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS EXECUTED AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
- APRIL 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN SHIRAZ AND TABRIZ
Three inmates were executed in the prisons of Shiraz and Tabriz.
APRIL 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN WHO KILLED SIX IN SHOOTING SPREE PUBLICLY HANGED IN ARAK
A man convicted of murdering six people in a shooting spree was publicly executed in Iran, according to the Tasnim news agency.
APRIL 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER WITH MENTAL ILLNESS EXECUTED ON MURDER CHARGES
A prisoner who reportedly suffered from a mental illness was hanged at Tabriz Central Prison on murder charges.
APRIL 9, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HUNDREDS RALLY IN TEHRAN IN PROTEST AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
Hundreds of families of prisoners on death row, especially women, rallied on the morning in front of parliament, demanding the abolition of the death penalty.
APRIL 5, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: INMATE EXECUTED AFTER SUFFERING HEART ATTACK
MARCH 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR INSULTING THE PROPHET
Iran’s supreme court upheld a death sentence for a young man in Arak, central Iran, after he was found guilty of “insulting the Prophet Muhammad” on the Internet.
MARCH 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
The death sentences of two prisoners were reportedly carried out at Adel Abad Prison (Lorestan province, western Iran).
MARCH 16, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UNIDENTIFIED PRISONER HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
An unidentified prisoner was reportedly hanged at Semnan Prison (northern Iran) on drug related charges.
MARCH 15, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WRITER AND TRANSLATOR DAVARI SENTENCED TO DEATH
Marjan Davari, a 50-year-old researcher and translator, has been convicted of ‘spreading corruption on earth’ and sentenced to death by Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court.
MARCH 14, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Four prisoners were hanged at Darya, Urmia's central prison (West Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran), on drug related charges, according to the human rights news agency, HRANA.
MARCH 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 2 SECT LEADERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
Iran has sentenced to death a man and a woman who it says had created a new sect, Tasnim news agency reported.
MARCH 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, three prisoners were hanged at Zahedan Central Prison in Iran's Sistan & Baluchestan province on drug related charges.
MARCH 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN CONDITIONS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG OFFENSES
Capital punishment will be removed for all drug-related offenses with the exception of 3 cases, vice-chairman of Parliament’s Judiciary Committee told MNA.
- MARCH 11, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO KURDISH CITIZENS EXECUTED IN URMIEH PRISON
According to Kurdpa News agency two Kurdish citizens were executed last week in the back yard of Urmieh central prison.
MARCH 9, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
An unidentified prisoner was reportedly executed in public on murder charges.
MARCH 8, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: CELEBRITIES, CHARITY SOCIETY SAVE YOUNG MAN FROM HANGING
A group of Iranian celebrities in association with a charity society finally managed to commute the death sentence of a young man who had committed murder when he was a teenager, Khabaronline reported.
- MARCH 4, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: SEVEN HANGED IN ONE DAY
At least seven prisoners were executed in Iran on murder, drug related charges.
MARCH 3, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: ANNUAL REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY 2016
The 9th annual report of the organization Iran Human Rights (IHR) on the death penalty in Iran shows that in 2016 at least 530 people were executed in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
FEBRUARY 28, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN URMIA
Two inmates were hanged in Urmia Central Prison, southwest of Iran. Identified as Ali Valizadeh and Afshin Shokati, they both were found guilty of murder.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS
An inmate was sent to the gallows in Bandar Abbas Central Prison, southern Iran.
FEBRUARY 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT SHIRAZ PRISON
According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, a prisoner was hanged on the morning at Shiraz Prison (Fars province, southern Iran).
- FEBRUARY 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED AT DIZSEL ABAD PRISON
According to close sources, two prisoners were hanged on drug related charges at Dizsel Abad Prison. The
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Twelve prisoners were executed on the morning at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison. Six of the prisoners have
Twelve prisoners were executed on the morning at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison. Six of the prisoners have
- FEBRUARY 15, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 15 PRISONERS EXECUTED
Iran Human Rights has received reports of 15 executions in Iran.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: NINE PRISONERS HANGED
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged at Mashhad's Vakilabad Prison on February 12 on murder charges, and seven prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom's Langroud Prison on February 13 on drug related charges.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were hanged at Zabol Prison, according to a report by the human rights news agency Baloch Activists Campaign.
Three prisoners were hanged at Zabol Prison, according to a report by the human rights news agency Baloch Activists Campaign.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
Seven prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom's Langroud Prison on drug related charges, news agency HRANA reported.
Seven prisoners were reportedly hanged at Qom's Langroud Prison on drug related charges, news agency HRANA reported.