Iran 2019
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News on Iran in 2019
- AUGUST 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 20-year-old civil rights activist Saba Kord-Afshari sentenced to 24 years.
IRAN - 20-year-old civil rights activist Saba Kord-Afshari sentenced to 24 years.
- AUGUST 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as H., was hanged in public on August 26.
IRAN - A man, identified only as H., was hanged in public on August 26.
- AUGUST 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hojatollah Assadian was hanged on August 25 in Mazandaran province.
IRAN - Hojatollah Assadian was hanged on August 25 in Mazandaran province.
- AUGUST 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man idenfied only as Houshang was hanged on August 25 in Bandar Abbas
IRAN - A man idenfied only as Houshang was hanged on August 25 in Bandar Abbas
- AUGUST 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - An unidentified woman was hanged on August 25, 2019 in the Central Prison of Mashhad (Vakilabad)
IRAN - An unidentified woman was hanged on August 25, 2019 in the Central Prison of Mashhad (Vakilabad)
- AUGUST 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Civil activists face a new wave of repression
IRAN - Civil activists face a new wave of repression
- AUGUST 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 200 Imprisoned Women Protest Inhumane Conditions of Qarchak Prison
IRAN - 200 Imprisoned Women Protest Inhumane Conditions of Qarchak Prison
- AUGUST 21, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Morad Shahsavari was hanged at the prison of Shirvan city on August 21.
IRAN - Morad Shahsavari was hanged at the prison of Shirvan city on August 21.
- AUGUST 21, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abolhassan Ghorbani was hanged at a prison in the city of Sari on August 21.
IRAN - Abolhassan Ghorbani was hanged at a prison in the city of Sari on August 21.
- AUGUST 21, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the case of scientist Ahmad Reza Djalali
IRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on the case of scientist Ahmad Reza Djalali
- AUGUST 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Amin Zanganeh was executed at Shiraz prison on August 18.
IRAN - Amin Zanganeh was executed at Shiraz prison on August 18.
- AUGUST 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hashem Mardoudi was executed at the prison of Najafabad city on August 15.
IRAN - Hashem Mardoudi was executed at the prison of Najafabad city on August 15.
- AUGUST 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 men (Olya Norouzehi, Iman Saravani and Gol-Ahmad Azarnegar) hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on August 15.
IRAN - 3 men (Olya Norouzehi, Iman Saravani and Gol-Ahmad Azarnegar) hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on August 15.
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Karam A. was executed at Mashhad prison on August 14.
IRAN - Karam A. was executed at Mashhad prison on August 14.
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Khalaj was hanged at Raja’i Shahr on August 14.
IRAN - Saeed Khalaj was hanged at Raja’i Shahr on August 14.
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as M.H., was executed at the prison of Khodabandeh on August 14.
IRAN - A man, identified only as M.H., was executed at the prison of Khodabandeh on August 14.
- AUGUST 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Family spares ex-Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi.
IRAN - Family spares ex-Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi.
- AUGUST 13, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Seyed Reza Dabbagh was hanged on Aug 13 at Kashmar Prison
IRAN - Seyed Reza Dabbagh was hanged on Aug 13 at Kashmar Prison
- AUGUST 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - S.E. was hanged at Babol prison on August 10.
IRAN - S.E. was hanged at Babol prison on August 10.
- AUGUST 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ghodrat Alipanah and "Yasser" were hanged on August 10 in the prison of Mashhad
IRAN - Ghodrat Alipanah and "Yasser" were hanged on August 10 in the prison of Mashhad
AUGUST 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 5 PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER CHARGES
Mohammadreza Shokri, Yousef Zakeri, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam and 2 others were hanged for murder charges at Rajai-Shahr prison on 7 August 2019.
- AUGUST 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 5 executions. Mohammadreza Shokri (Mohammad-Reza Shekari), Yousef (Yousof) Zakeri, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam, Bahram Tork and Majid Arabali hanged at Rajai-Shahr on August 7.
IRAN - 5 executions. Mohammadreza Shokri (Mohammad-Reza Shekari), Yousef (Yousof) Zakeri, Hossein Panjeh-Maryam, Bahram Tork and Majid Arabali hanged at Rajai-Shahr on August 7.
- AUGUST 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Toranj Feizi hanged at Borujerd prison on August 7.
IRAN - Toranj Feizi hanged at Borujerd prison on August 7.
- AUGUST 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Behrooz Abdi hanged on August 7 in Ilam prison
IRAN - Behrooz Abdi hanged on August 7 in Ilam prison
AUGUST 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UPDATES ON THE DJALALI CASE
In a telephone conversation with his family, the Iranian-Swedish scientist and disaster medicine expert, Dr. Ahmad Reza Jalali (Djalali) has revealed that he has been under pressure to admit new charges and participate in another "forced confession" in fr
- AUGUST 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rasoul Ghadermolla was hanged at Qom Prison on August 5.
IRAN - Rasoul Ghadermolla was hanged at Qom Prison on August 5.
AUGUST 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRANIAN PRISONER SERVING LIFE SENTENCE ESCAPES TO CANADA
An Iranian-born Canadian resident has escaped from Iran after being imprisoned there for 11 years and returned to Canada.
AUGUST 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED FOR MURDER COMMITTED WHEN HE WAS UNDER THE AGE OF 18
Hamid Avesti was executed in the central prison of Kermanshah on 4 August 2019.
- AUGUST 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdullah Karmollah Chab and Ghassem Beit-Abdullah were hanged at Dezful Prison on August 4.
IRAN - Abdullah Karmollah Chab and Ghassem Beit-Abdullah were hanged at Dezful Prison on August 4.
- AUGUST 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hamid Avesti was executed in the prison of Kermanshah on Aug. 4. He was a minor.
IRAN - Hamid Avesti was executed in the prison of Kermanshah on Aug. 4. He was a minor.