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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 20, 2010
Iran

IRAN: 11 MEN HANGED IN ZAHEDAN

eleven men were hanged in the south-eastern Iranian city of Zahedan (capital of Baluchestan

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eleven men were hanged in the south-eastern Iranian city of Zahedan (capital of Baluchestan province). According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Zahedan, all the men were convicted of Moharebeh (at war with the God) and supporters of the Sunni militant group Jondollah.
The eleven men executed in the prison of Zahedan early in the morning were: Abdolbaset Shahbakhsh, son of Allah Dad; Abdolnaser Shahbakhsh, son of Allah Dad; Abdolshakor Zangi Zahi, son of Hossein, convicted of Moharebeh, and shooting at the security forces and killing three of them; Mohammad Saleh Eslam Zahi, son of Ata Mohammad; Naser Shahbakhsh, son of Zaman; Lal Mohammad Shahbakhsh son of Karim; Ataollah Rigi, son of Mohammad, convicted of Moharebeh, taking part in arm clashes with the security forces killing 12 of them; Abdolrahman Naroei, son of Khaleghdad, convicted of giving shelter to the militant groups and providing explosives; Abdolraof Shahbakhsh, son of Shanbeh, Moharabeh and participation in armed clashes; Balanch Naroei, son of Ali, convicted of Moharebeh, armed robbery and kidnapping; Ahmad Naroei, son of Abdolkarim, convicted of Moharebeh through disruption of order after the Zahedan mosque bombing, kidnapping.
The above mentioned charges have not been confirmed by independent sources.
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  • (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 20/12/2010)