death penalty
Unprecedented fraud case yields four death sentences
The Tehran Prosecutor General has confirmed the death sentence for four of the people accused in Iran’s $3-billion fraud case. » read more
Father fears “innocent” son to be executed
The father of Zanyar Moradi, an Iranian political prisoner sentenced to death, says his son and his son’s cellmate and friend, Loghman Moradi, are in imminent danger of execution. » read more
Iranian official slams UN rights report
The head of Iran’s judiciary has condemned the latest report by the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the state of human rights in Iran, saying it singles out Iran for executions even though the practice is used in various Islamic countries and is part of the Islamic value system. » read more
Prisoner repents in face of death penalty
Saeed Malekpour, an Iranian computer programmer who has been jailed and sentenced to death in Iran, has reportedly “expressed remorse and repented”, allowing his lawyer to apply for clemency in his case. » read more
Political prisoner to be executed next week
Iranian political prisoner Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani, currently held at Evin Prison in Tehran, is to be executed on Monday September 10, his family has been informed by the judiciary. » read more
Record-setting fraud case brings death sentences
Four people charged in Iran’s $3-billion bank fraud, which is being called the greatest case of financial corruption in the country’s history, have been sentenced to death. » read more
Two Kurdish prisoners sentenced to death
The Iranian judiciary has handed death sentences to two Kurdish political prisoners in Mahabad. » read more
Iran helps drive increase in Middle East executions
Amnesty International says the number of recorded executions rose steeply in the Middle East, driven by growing numbers in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Yemen. There were 149 more executions in the region compared to 2010, and Iran and Saudi Arabia alone can account for the increase. » read more
Kurdish prisoner’s protest letter may be his last
Iranian political prisoner Habibollah Golparipour says security forces took him "to the verge of death with physical and psychological torture." » read more
Political prisoner may face execution soon
There is growing fear over the fate of Habibollah Golparipour, an Iranian-Kurdish political prisoner who may be in imminent danger of execution. » read more














