Iran 2020
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News on Iran in 2020
DECEMBER 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdollah Mohammadi, minor at the time of crime, executed at Yazd prison on December 6, 2020.
IRAN - Abdollah Mohammadi, minor at the time of crime, executed at Yazd prison on December 6, 2020.
DECEMBER 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran Supreme Court To Retry Three Men Sentenced To Death Over 2019 Protests.
IRAN - Iran Supreme Court To Retry Three Men Sentenced To Death Over 2019 Protests.
DECEMBER 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on December 4, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 176,500
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on December 4, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 176,500
DECEMBER 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has been returned to prison even if she is still contagious
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has been returned to prison even if she is still contagious
DECEMBER 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Child marriages in Iran – 7,323 girls under-14 got married in 3 months.
IRAN - Child marriages in Iran – 7,323 girls under-14 got married in 3 months.
DECEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - URGENT: Ahmadreza Djalali’s execution could really be imminent.
IRAN - URGENT: Ahmadreza Djalali’s execution could really be imminent.
NOVEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Political Prisoner Hamed Ghara Oghlani Sentenced to Death
IRAN - Political Prisoner Hamed Ghara Oghlani Sentenced to Death
NOVEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A trial against 4 Iranians accused of terrorism began in Belgium.
IRAN - A trial against 4 Iranians accused of terrorism began in Belgium.
NOVEMBER 25, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYLETTER TO EU BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: SAVE AHMADREZA DJALALI
In a joint letter to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, ten international rights organizations demand immediate action to save the life of Ahmadreza Djalali.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Appeal against the execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, a scientist who also worked in Italy.
IRAN - Appeal against the execution of Ahmadreza Djalali, a scientist who also worked in Italy.
NOVEMBER 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed in a swap for three Iranians jailed in Thailand.
IRAN - Kylie Moore-Gilbert freed in a swap for three Iranians jailed in Thailand.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ahmed Yousry was reportedly hanged on November 20
IRAN - Ahmed Yousry was reportedly hanged on November 20
NOVEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ghassem Gh. Executed in Mashhad Prison on November 18.
IRAN - Ghassem Gh. Executed in Mashhad Prison on November 18.
NOVEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - United Nations 3rd Committee condemns Iran
IRAN - United Nations 3rd Committee condemns Iran
- NOVEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTION IN KARAJ CENTRAL PRISON
According to reports received by the Human Rights Center of “No to prison, no to execution”, on 28 October 2020 a prisoner by the name of Ehsan Nemati was executed in Karaj Central Prison.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT TAYBAD PRISON FOR DRUG CHARGES
According to Iran Human Rights, a male prisoner’s death sentence for charges of “transporting and possessing drugs” was carried out in Taybad Prison on 15 November 2020.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 400 YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND 787 LASHES FOR 53 RIGHTS DEFENDERS
New Iran Human Rights Report profiles 53 human rights defenders, who have collectively been sentenced to nearly 400 years of imprisonment and 787 lashes.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Fakhreddin Dastyar executed at Taybad Prison on November 15, 2020.
IRAN - Fakhreddin Dastyar executed at Taybad Prison on November 15, 2020.
NOVEMBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Zaman Fadaii was lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine
IRAN - Zaman Fadaii was lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine
NOVEMBER 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - ABAN, International People’s Tribunal Established to Investigate Iran Atrocities.
IRAN - ABAN, International People’s Tribunal Established to Investigate Iran Atrocities.
NOVEMBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR: Human Rights Defenders Report
IRAN - IHR: Human Rights Defenders Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kurdish Political Prisoner Zeinab Jalalian Transferred to Jail Far Away From Family
IRAN - Kurdish Political Prisoner Zeinab Jalalian Transferred to Jail Far Away From Family
NOVEMBER 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has tested positive for the coronavirus
IRAN - Nasrin Sotoudeh has tested positive for the coronavirus
- NOVEMBER 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO YOUNG MEN FLOGGED IN PUBLIC FOR THEFT
The public flogging sentences for two young men were carried out on 8 November 2020 in the city of Golbahar, in northeast Iran.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on November 10, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 150,700
IRAN - According to PMOI/MEK, on November 10, 2020, the Coronavirus death toll passed 150,700
- NOVEMBER 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Shahrokh Safari executed on November 10, 2020 in the prison of Boroujerd.
IRAN - Shahrokh Safari executed on November 10, 2020 in the prison of Boroujerd.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ashraf Abdel Aziz reportedly hanged on November 9
IRAN - Ashraf Abdel Aziz reportedly hanged on November 9
- NOVEMBER 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN RASHT CENTRAL PRISON FOR MURDER
According to Iran Human Rights, that published the piece of news on 8 November 2020, a male prisoner sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder was executed at Rasht Central Prison on the morning of 1st November 2020.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Mehrdad, was executed on 8 November in Mashhad prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as Mehrdad, was executed on 8 November in Mashhad prison.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ramadan A. reportedly hanged on November 8
IRAN - Ramadan A. reportedly hanged on November 8