Iran 2021
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Iran in 2021
MAY 19, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A man, only identified as Sajad, executed in Mashhad Prison on May 19
For murder
MAY 17, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahad Yektavatan and Amir Rezaei tortured to death
At Urmia Central Prison on May 17
MAY 17, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehran Narouyi executed in Isfahan Prison on May 17
On drug-related charges
- MAY 16, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Amir Bayati executed in Shiraz Prison on May 16
For murder
MAY 16, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Jamal Mohammadi executed in Ilam Prison on May 16
For murder
- MAY 15, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 Baluch executed in Ghaen Prison
over the past three months
MAY 15, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Behzad Adl was hanged on May 15 in Adelabad Prison
In Shiraz. For 3 counts of rape.
MAY 15, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ebrahim Raisi nominated for presidential election
He was on the "Death Commission"
MAY 15, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Alimorad Zabiei executed in Qazvin Prison on May 15
For drugs
- MAY 13, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saba Kord Afshari on hunger strike
Women's right activist
MAY 9, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sivan Hosseini will be executed at the end of Ramadan
(also written Hossein Sivan)
MAY 4, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Alireza Monfared beheaded by his family
because of his sexual orientation
- MAY 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Parviz Barzoo and Shamila Arabzadeh summoned to jail
for converting to Christianity
APRIL 30, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - “Forgiveness”
662 forgiveness cases in 2020, compared to 211 qisas executions
APRIL 27, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - “Show Trials” of Dual Nationals Will Continue Until International Reaction
CHRI urges P5+1 to take stand
APRIL 26, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nazanin Sentenced to Another Year Behind Bars
British-Iranian hostage Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
APRIL 26, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Habibullah Sheikh-Hossein executed on April 26
In Sabzevar Prison, on drug charges
- APRIL 24, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN -Seyyed Sadrollah Fazeli Zare is the second man sentenced to death for "insulting the Prophet"
APRIL 24, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 6 men executed in Birjand Prison on April 24
Baluch men sentenced on drug-related charges
APRIL 22, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Two men sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad
Only one of the men has been identified: Yousef Mehrad
APRIL 20, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Iran at the bottom of reporters’ freedom
According to Reporters Sans Frontières Iran ranks 174 amid 180
APRIL 18, 2021UkraineDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Unsolved Case of Ukraine’s Flight 752
Downed By Iran’s IRGC
APRIL 17, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Cellmate Describes Torture and Humiliation of Ali Younesi
APRIL 15, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Djalali moved out of solitary
Says Amnesty
APRIL 14, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Death sentence of Arsalan Khodkam commuted to life imprisonment
A Kurdish political prisoner
APRIL 14, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Arsalan Moradi executed on April 13 in Birjand Prison
For drugs
APRIL 13, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sohrab Masgari executed on April 13
In Gonbad Kavous Prison, for murder
APRIL 12, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Arsalan Zare executed at Shiraz Prison on April 12
For murder
APRIL 12, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohsen Mahdavian executed at Karaj Prison on April 12, 2021
For murder
APRIL 12, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed on April 12
One of them was Ghorban Karimi