{"id":217717,"date":"2020-05-04T17:09:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T16:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=217717"},"modified":"2023-01-18T10:45:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T09:45:11","slug":"rights-group-monthly-report-increasing-number-of-executions-in-iran-amid-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/rights-group-monthly-report-increasing-number-of-executions-in-iran-amid-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights Group Monthly Report: Increasing Number of Executions in Iran Amid Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Iran-human-rights\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-50852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Iran-human-rights-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"Iran-human-rights\" width=\"746\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Iran-human-rights-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Iran-human-rights-696x376.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Iran-human-rights.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The human rights group,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iran Human Rights Monitor<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (Iran-HRM)\u00a0 p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ublishe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">its\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/03\/iran-human-rights-monitor-monthly-report-april-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">monthly<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0report<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0into the situation of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/human-rights-issues\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">human rights<\/a> in Iran<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iranian authorities have executed 32 individuals including juvenile offenders, members of ethnic minorities and drug related convicts<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u201d read the report.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following is a summary of the Iran HRM report:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iran-hrm.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/03\/iran-human-rights-monitor-monthly-report-april-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">April<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 2020, while Iran and the rest of the world were dealing with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/actual-number-of-coronavirus-fatalities-compared-with-iran-regimes-figures\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coronavirus<\/a> (COVID-19), the regime resorted to increased suppression of its people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The regime launched a new wave of executions, killing at least 32 people in 14 cities, including juvenile offenders and ethnic minorities. Many of those executed had participated in protests over conditions in prisons, partic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ularl<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y\u00a0in light of\u00a0the Covid-19 pandemic, and the regime\u2019s failure to allow them temporary leave to stop the mass spread of the disease in prisons.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the leading rights group, o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n April 11, the regime hanged Iranian Kurdish political prisoner\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/rebellious-prisoner-mostafa-salimi-hanged-in-saqqez\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mostafa\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Salimi<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Salimi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 53, was one of roughly 80 prisoners who escaped\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">q<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">qez<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prison<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Kurdistan province<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, following a protest on March 27. He was rearrested days later.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In another part of its Monthly report Iran HRM\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reported that how the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Iranian regime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0also executed another one of the people who escaped\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Saqqez<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prison on March 27 but was rearrested.\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/irans-regime-executes-juvenile-offender-showing-its-behavior-is-unchanged-during-pandemic\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shayan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Saeedpour<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was jailed for manslaughter after killing someone in a street fight when he was just 17<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at time of arrest.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amnesty International\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201chis execution may have been an act of retaliation by the local prosecution authorities, intended to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">deter other prisoners from attempting similar escape plans\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to Iran HRM, o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n April 18, they executed Majid\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Esmailzadeh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in Ardabil prison, even though he was also sentenced to death for a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">alleged<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0crime<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0committed before he turned\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">18, while o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n April 23,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sina<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mohammadi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was executed for a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">murder that he is said to have committed while underage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Juvenile offender\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Danial\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zeinolabedin<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was executed on April 2, after he was beaten by\u202fofficials\u202fin\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Miandoab<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prison, following a protest in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mahabad<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0prison\u202fon March 28.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Michelle Bachelet, t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned the executions of the child offenders<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on April 22<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The executions continued during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On April 21, Shahram\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Baygan<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison, without his family being informed. He was hospitalized after being badly beaten by guards during a protest over prison conditions in March.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On April 24,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">B<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aneh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0residents Abdul\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vahed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Faizi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ramyar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(Payam)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mokhless<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were executed in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sanandaj<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Central Prison. The Kurdish men were reportedly arrested for murder. That same day, a member of the Baluch ethnic minority, Abul\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Baset<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dahani<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fwas hanged in Zahedan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In late April,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Soleiman<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mirzayi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vah<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rostamzadeh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 30, were executed on drug charges in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Borujerd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and Hamedan prisons, respectively.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amnesty International noted in its\u202fannual Death Penalty report that Iran has the second-highest number of executions globally, accounting for a third of the world\u2019s executions. 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