Iran: Two Female Prisoners Executed at Urmia Central Prison
Iranian authorities executed two women on Tuesday, 23 July, 2019, in the north-western city of Urmia. These prisoners, identified as “Arasteh Ranjbar” and “Nazdar Vatankhah,” were sent to solitary confinement on Monday. According to reports, both had already spent 15 years in prison on the charges of murder and complicity in... Read More
INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE AND ACTIVITIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS ARE WORKING
THE NUMBER OF EXECUTION HAS DECLINED. According to reports from the human rights organizations, the number of executions in the world, excluding China, has declined by %31 in 2018. However Iran, with 253 executions in 2018, is responsible for one third of the executions in the world. Iran is the second rank after China in term of the... Read More