A human rights organization reported the execution of three prisoners in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz by the judiciary of the Islamic Republic, noting that one of them, an Afghan national, was executed early on Thursday, December 14. Additional reports indicate that on Wednesday, at least seven individuals were executed in Karaj Central Prison. While news and human rights sources reported the execution of eight prisoners in five cities in Iran on Wednesday, a Norwegian-based Iranian human rights organization reported on Thursday, December 14, the execution of five more individuals in Karaj and three in Shiraz. Following reports of the execution of two defendants in Karaj Central Prison on Wednesday, December 13, the Iran Human Rights Organization confirmed that at least seven individuals were executed that day. The organization emphasized that in addition to the two prisoners previously reported, five others were executed simultaneously, facing charges of 'moharebeh' (waging war against God), 'drug-related offenses', or 'premeditated murder'. The organization also reported that on Thursday, December 14, the judiciary executed an Afghan national named 'Jamil' on charges of 'murder' in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. The last name of this executed prisoner remains unclear. The organization also reported that on Tuesday, December 12, a male prisoner identified as 'Saeed Akbari, 27 years old' was executed on charges of 'murder' in Adelabad Prison. According to this report, on Thursday, December 7, judicial authorities executed another prisoner named 'Mojtaba Malekpour, 34 years old, from Darab' on the same charge in Adelabad Prison. The Iran Human Rights Organization emphasized that the location of executions in Shiraz Central Prison has been moved from 'the courtyard area' to 'a square-shaped room in the basement', and 'all execution sentences are carried out in this small room.' The organization also reported the execution of a prisoner named 'Vahid Hajipour' in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan, with charges related to 'drugs'. The European Union described the speed of executions in Iran as 'horrific' in a statement on Friday, December 1, calling for a halt to them. News and human rights sources reported on Wednesday the execution of at least eight prisoners by the judiciary in various cities in Iran, including Qom, Karaj, Babol, Sanandaj, and Kermanshah. Pegah Bani Hashemi, a human rights researcher at the University of Chicago, previously told Voice of America that executions have always been a tool for 'repression and instilling fear' throughout the life of the Islamic Republic.
Continued Surge in Executions in Iran; Three Prisoners Executed in Shiraz and Five in Karaj
The Iranian judiciary has executed at least eight prisoners across multiple cities, including three in Shiraz and five in Karaj, amidst ongoing concerns over human rights abuses. The executions are part of a troubling trend that has drawn condemnation from international bodies like the European Union. This situation highlights the Iranian government's continued use of capital punishment as a means of repression.
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Iran executed three prisoners in Shiraz and five in Karaj amid a surge in executions.
- Iranian judiciary execute three prisoners in Shiraz, five prisoners in Karaj
- Iranian judiciary execute seven individuals in Karaj Central Prison
- Iranian judiciary execute Jamil, an Afghan national
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The surge in executions indicates a significant human rights crisis in Iran.
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