Iran 2020
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Iran in 2020
OCTOBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Execution of Nearly 400 Kurdish Citizens Over the Past Five Years.
IRAN - Execution of Nearly 400 Kurdish Citizens Over the Past Five Years.
OCTOBER 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Christian convert Mohammad Reza Omidi lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine.
IRAN - Christian convert Mohammad Reza Omidi lashed 80 times for drinking communion wine.
OCTOBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Further details on Razieh’s execution in Vakilabad prison on 11 October.
IRAN - Further details on Razieh’s execution in Vakilabad prison on 11 October.
- OCTOBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR MEN EXECUTED AT RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights, four male prisoners were executed in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj on 13 October 2020.
OCTOBER 13, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Four men were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison on October 13.
IRAN - Four men were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison on October 13.
OCTOBER 13, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehrshad Barahouyi has been executed at Ghaen Prison on October 13.
IRAN - Mehrshad Barahouyi has been executed at Ghaen Prison on October 13.
- OCTOBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Survey On Iranians' Attitudes Towards The Death Penalty.
IRAN - Survey On Iranians' Attitudes Towards The Death Penalty.
OCTOBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran must halt execution of Barzan Nasrollahzadeh, a Kurdish arrested as juvenile.
IRAN - Iran must halt execution of Barzan Nasrollahzadeh, a Kurdish arrested as juvenile.
OCTOBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 30,000 Underage Girls Forcibly Marry Every Year.
IRAN - 30,000 Underage Girls Forcibly Marry Every Year.
- OCTOBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN SENTENCED TO HAVE FOUR FINGERS AMPUTATED
Iran has sentenced a man to have four fingers amputated as a punishment for stealing, iran-hrm reported on October 4, 2020.
- OCTOBER 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A woman, identified only as Razieh, executed on October 11 in the prison of Mashhad.
IRAN - A woman, identified only as Razieh, executed on October 11 in the prison of Mashhad.
OCTOBER 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A man, identified only as Ali, was executed at Vakilabad Prison on October 11.
IRAN - A man, identified only as Ali, was executed at Vakilabad Prison on October 11.
OCTOBER 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR: 209 Executions Since Start of 2020 in Iran.
IRAN - IHR: 209 Executions Since Start of 2020 in Iran.
OCTOBER 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - HRANA: Death Penalty Report, 256 executions in 12 months
IRAN - HRANA: Death Penalty Report, 256 executions in 12 months
OCTOBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Narges Mohammadi was released from Zanjan Central Prison
IRAN - Narges Mohammadi was released from Zanjan Central Prison
OCTOBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Two Brothers Sentenced to Amputation of Four Fingers.
IRAN - Two Brothers Sentenced to Amputation of Four Fingers.
OCTOBER 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - ONU: Iran prisons are severely overcrowded.
IRAN - ONU: Iran prisons are severely overcrowded.
- OCTOBER 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Nabi Saberi-Lahijani has been executed at Sari Central Prison on October 4.
IRAN - Nabi Saberi-Lahijani has been executed at Sari Central Prison on October 4.
- OCTOBER 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arash Ali Akbari Sentenced to Have Four Fingers Amputated.
IRAN - Arash Ali Akbari Sentenced to Have Four Fingers Amputated.
- OCTOBER 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Taher Ghaffari, was reportedly hanged on October 3
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Taher Ghaffari, was reportedly hanged on October 3
OCTOBER 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fariba Adelkhah Released With Ankle Bracelet.
IRAN - Fariba Adelkhah Released With Ankle Bracelet.
OCTOBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hooshmand Alipour sentenced to 38 months.
IRAN - Hooshmand Alipour sentenced to 38 months.
- OCTOBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER ARMAN ABDOLALI SENTENCED TO DEATH DESPITE LACK OF EVIDENCE
Arman Abdolali, who was under 18 years old at the time of committing the alleged murder, has been sentenced to death again by Branch Five of the Tehran Criminal Court despite the victim’s body never being found.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Bolouri executed at Aligoudarz Prison on September 30.
IRAN - Saeed Bolouri executed at Aligoudarz Prison on September 30.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kaveh Shahrouz (also Shahrouz Kazemi-Noureddinvand) has been executed at Dastgerd Prison on 30 September 2020
IRAN - Kaveh Shahrouz (also Shahrouz Kazemi-Noureddinvand) has been executed at Dastgerd Prison on 30 September 2020
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT GONBAD KAVOUS PRISON FOR MURDER
According to the Iran newspaper website, on the morning of 28 September 2020, a man sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) was executed at Gonbad Kavous Prison.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Twenty suicides recorded in Urmia Central Prison in the past two weeks
IRAN - Twenty suicides recorded in Urmia Central Prison in the past two weeks
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Aref Aminpour, was reportedly hanged on September 28
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Aref Aminpour, was reportedly hanged on September 28
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A prisoner, not identified, has been executed at Gonbad Kavous Prison on September 28.
IRAN - A prisoner, not identified, has been executed at Gonbad Kavous Prison on September 28.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Arman Abdolali, who was under 18 at the time of committing the alleged murder, has been sentenced to death again
IRAN - Arman Abdolali, who was under 18 at the time of committing the alleged murder, has been sentenced to death again