Iran 2021
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News on Iran in 2021
JANUARY 28, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Anvar Narouei executed in Isfahan’s Dastgerd Prison on January 28
He was a Baluch with drug-related charges
- JANUARY 27, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Woman executed in Sanandaj Prison on January 27
The identity of the woman has not been clarified
- JANUARY 27, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abbas Ali Hosseini executed at Zanjan Prison on January 27
He was sentenced for murder
JANUARY 26, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Warns of Crackdown on Kurdish and Baluch Citizens
Iran Human Rights calls upon the international community and human rights organisations for a stronger response
- JANUARY 25, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mehdi Ali Hosseini executed in Dezful Prison on January 25
Hosseini was a wrestler. His case had received widespread support from the sports community
- JANUARY 25, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Houshang Mohammadi and Ali Angazi executed in Kermanshah Prison on 25 January 2021
for murder
JANUARY 25, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Javad Montazerian executed at Dizel Abad Prison on January 25
He was charged with murder
- JANUARY 23, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Shakori executed at Qom Central Prison on January 23
charged with rape
JANUARY 20, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdolraouf Kobdani executed at Zahedan Central Prison on January 20
on drug (opium) charges
JANUARY 20, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hafez Abdolsattar executed in Zahedan Prison on January 20.
for murder
- JANUARY 20, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Younes Jamshid-Zehi and Shamsoldin Baji-Zehi executed on January 20 at Zahedan Central Prison.
on murder charges
- JANUARY 20, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Younes Khanshini hanged on January 20
for murder
JANUARY 19, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Anwar Ali-Zehi executed at Zahedan Prison on January 19
on drug-related charges
JANUARY 18, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fateh Ghaderi executed in Sanandaj Prison on January 18.
for murder
- JANUARY 16, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Amir, hanged on January 16
for murder
- JANUARY 15, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Shamseddin Soleimani has been executed at Qazvin Prison on January 15
for drugs
- JANUARY 14, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Shirzadeh executed in Yazd Prison on January 14
for murder
- JANUARY 14, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Jama Zahrozehi executed at Zahedan Prison on January 14
for drugs
JANUARY 13, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehdi Feyzi and Moharam Feyzi executed at Ardabil Prison on January 13.
Arrested 5 years ago for murder
- JANUARY 11, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 4 inmates executed at Meshkin Shahr Prison on January 11
2 of the executions maybe already reported
- JANUARY 9, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Farzad Mohammad-Noureh and Mehdi Joushani executed in Qom Prison on January 9
They were accused of carrying 135 kilograms of methamphetamine
- JANUARY 9, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Nouri executed in Ilam Central Prison on December 2, 2020
One month after the execution, the news has not been reported in any media
JANUARY 9, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Majid Rigi executed in Zahedan Central Prison on January 9
For drug crimes
JANUARY 8, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Farzad Nasser Jourshari executed at Rasht Central Prison on January 8.
He had been sentenced to qisas seven times for the murder of seven people.
JANUARY 6, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Taher Hamel-Khoshkhou executed in Tabriz Prison on January 6
sentenced for murder
JANUARY 5, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hands off Cain Year End Report: At least 284 executions in 2020
This is a drop of 14 executions compared to 2019, and 44 compared to 2018, a drop of 4.7% and 13.4% respectively.
- JANUARY 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 men executed at Zahedan Central Prison on January 3.
Their names were Elias Ghalandarzehi, Hassan Dehvari (Hasan Dahvari), and Omid Mahmoudzehi.
JANUARY 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hadi Hosseini Mirak was executed on January 3 in Ardebil Central Prison.
The crime is not known
JANUARY 1, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - On January 1, 2021, the Coronavirus death toll passed 195,500
That is according to PMOI/MEK