Iran is a signatory both to the international convention on human rights and the convention on the rights of the child, both of which explicitly forbid the execution of minors, however, iranian law allows the death penalty for boys from age 15 and for girls from age nine. Iran is the worlds record holder of execution of women. Nov 04, 2015 a 19yearold woman was stoned to death after she was accused of adultery in afghanistan. May 31, 20 video released in alabama hostage crisis reveals suspect wielding a gun, demanding children. This is the first execution of women in 2020 which has been announced in the state media. In the video, an official from the islamic state is shown administering the proceedings, at the end of which, the woman is led to a hole in the ground, where she is stoned to. Punishment by amputation of the penis july 1, 2007. The execution of a woman in iran who killed a doctor she said had tried to rape her was carried out saturday despite international condemnation. Women in shroud, a documentary shown at the one world human rights film festival in prague, follows activists struggle to end the brutal practice of execution by stoning in iran. He was charged with killing three police officers by driving a bus into a crowd. A letter allegedly written by her a few months before execution detailed the abuse she endured in custody. Two men and a woman publically hanged in ahwaz, iran. Brutal execution in iran might contain content that is not suitable for all ages.
Last month a young woman identified only as noushin was executed in iran, the staterun rokna news agency reported on december 22, 2018. Three men being lifted off the ground from a crane until they suffocat. Jahangir razmi, 57, is shown in his photo studio in tehran on december 4, 2006. With this execution, the total number of women executed during rouhanis tenure reaches 104. Iran executes a woman convicted of killing the wife of a football player duration. Worldwide calls grow for iran to call off the impending execution of a 26yearold woman convicted of murder.
Iranian women in jail await execution for murder, robbery and. He once raped and killed a woman along with her nineyearold daughter. Executions life page 4 center for human rights in iran. It was not until 2006 that razmi was revealed as the photographer. If i learned anything about human rights watch groups in alienated countries, its that they are usually more corrupt than the governments they speak against. This case shows the brutal reality for women in iran time. Conditions are even worse at qarchak women s prison, where a single hall holds 600 beds for 2,000 prisoners, most of whom therefore sleep on the floor, according to alarabiya. Rights groups condemn execution of iranian woman the new. Alleged rapist executed by hanging in iran new video.
Reyhaneh jabbari was sentenced to death by a criminal court in tehran in 2009 after what amnesty international called a deeply flawed. Amnesty international provides breaking news and independently researched reports on. Wanda jean allen, 41, was executed by lethal injection on january 11, 2001 in oklahoma. Peter mackay marries nazanin afshinjam, former miss world. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. The actual figures are definitely higher, as most executions in iran are carried out secretly. Iranian woman awaits execution as global outcry for. Over this time period, the iranian authorities issued the death penalty sentence to 4 individuals and have already carried out 242 executions including 16 public executions. She was in prison from 2007 until her execution by hanging in. Video footage of a public execution in surak city in. Saudi arabia seeks unprecedented beheading for woman. According to a report published by the organisation of women against execution in iran, at least. The following year, firing squad in iran was awarded the pulitzer prizethe only anonymous winner in history.
An iranian mother saved her sons killer from being executed after slapping him in the face and then forgiving him for killing her son. Execution of women in tandem, iran hangs two women the news of the execution of only one of these women has been announced by the iranian state media. In a tweet, amnesty international expressed its outrage. September 21, 1987 august 15, 2004 was an iranian girl from the town of neka who was executed a week after being sentenced to death by haji rezai, head of nekas court, on charges of adultery and crimes against chastity. Worldwide calls grow for iran to call off the impending execution of a 26yearold. Masih alinejad a journalistproducer for voice of america persian service and native british dr. Jahed had been living with the prominent iranian football player in the 1980s in the iranian capital of tehran under a moteh temporary marriage arrangement. Reyhaneh jabbari was a woman convicted of murdering morteza abdolali sarbandi, in iran. The iranian government identified the terrorists as marxist guerrillas. We are at the core of a distinct network that mobilizes around the issues of womens equal rights and prevention of political use of religion to dominate and abuse women and children.
Two muslim women blast trumps critics over the killing of. Hossein rahimi said on march 1 in an interview with the statefunded islamic republic of iran broadcasting irib. Iran mother stops execution of sons killer youtube. Warning disturbing footage of a public execution in shiraz.
Iran executes halfkurdish 24yearold woman arrested. An iranian woman faces being stoned to death for having an affair with a married man. Reyhaneh jabbari was arrested in 2007 for the killing of morteza abdolali sarbandi, a former employee of irans ministry of intelligence. Warning thread iran public execution might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Here are the details of the women who have been put to death in iran in the. Iranian rape victim to be hanged unless she apologizes for. Two prisoners, including a woman, were hanged at rajaishahr prison last week. Yesterday, another person was hanged publicly in ilam southwestern iran. The execution of a 26yearold iranian woman who was sentenced to death for killing a man who allegedly tried to rape her has apparently been postponed for ten days. Girls and women can be sentenced to hanging either in private or in. Saudi arabia seeks unprecedented beheading for woman activist. Iran delays execution of woman who killed her alleged rapist.
A video posted on the internet shows the stoning of a woman accused of adultery in the hama area in syria. Warning thread graphic public hanging in iran may 25th 2012 might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Iranian women this article or section possibly contains synthesis of material which does not verifiably mention or relate to the main topic. On june 18, iranian authorities executed mohammad salas convicted of killing three police officers during clashes involving members of a sufi order, despite calls to stop his execution. Rights groups worry that the execution of a woman for nonviolent. Iran on tuesday executed a 24yearold iranian kurdish woman zeinab sekaanvand. Horrific footage of execution of 18yearold brazilian man. It has now been confirmed that he was the photographer who anonymously won a pulitzer prize for an image of the execution of eleven alleged enemies of the iranian revolution in sanandaj, iran on august 27, 1979.
According to amnesty international, the 51yearold bus driver was convicted and sentenced to death in march following a grossly unfair trial. An iranian woman due to be put to death for killing a man she said was trying to sexually abuse her is reported to have had her execution. Execution of iranian woman due to be hanged for killing man. Since the revolution, sharia law has been iran s highest legal authority. Tehran continues to target political dissidents and ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities for execution. The 1988 executions of iranian political prisoners was a series of statesponsored execution of political prisoners across iran, starting on 19 july 1988 and lasting for approximately five months. Monica garnsey, whose documentary execution of a teenage girl. Executed iranian women 21stcentury executions by iran executed children. Sep 16, 2018 the ultimate wish of the convicted criminal, which shook everyone in the courtroom, in anticipation of the execution, asked as his last wish that the letter was handed over to his mother. Jun 16, 2014 an isis fighter posted videos depicting the interrogation of captured men and later an execution. While some democrats attack trump for attacking iranian general qassem soleimani, two muslim women are sending their own missiles toward the presidents critics. Apr 20, 2014 an iranian rape victim is set to be hanged unless she agrees to apologize to her attackers family for making the claim of sexual assault.
In recent weeks, the iranian authorities have increased the number of executions and have executed at least four women in the past week alone. The bus driver who took them there reported that they seemed to be in good spirits. Shahla jahed executed by iran photo 1 pictures cbs news. Related 10 saudi women get driver s licenses as movements leaders are held it is unprecedented that they would seek the death penalty for a woman, zayadin told. The iranian regime is the worlds top record holder in execution of women while it has the highest per capita executions in the world. Mahmood amirymoghaddam, the spokesperson of iran human rights, said. In irans womens prisons, injustice and atrocity the. Iran public hanging video emerges video footage of what appears to be a public hanging in iran in which a group of men are standing on buses with ropes draped round their neck fixed to a. Alabama hostage crisis audio bus driver stands ground to protect kids abc news. Qanta ahmed are standing up for the commanderincheif and against those in.
The three had their hands tied behind their back and were suspended by their necks with a crane. Woman kidnapped, raped by taxi driver in erbil, iraqi kurdistan. Neighbours confront woman telling her to shut down a party. In 2019, the mullahs regime hanged 16 women in tandem with increasing suppression and executions in iran. Hanging of two men and a woman in public in iran july 17, 2007.
Shirin alam holi, a woman from the area of kurdistan reaching into western irans azerbaijan province, was condemned for affiliation with the pkk front kurdistan free life party. Twenty five of those executed were women, and 53 of the executions were public. Isis executed five british spies in new video youtube. January 17, 2020 29yearold maliheh haji hassani was executed on murder charges on january 14, 2020, in adelabad prison of shiraz. The same month the committee on the rights of the child noted that the iranian delegation appearing before it had stated that iran had suspended executions of people for crimes committed before they were 18. A woman s battle to end stoning and juvenile execution in iran.
The majority of those killed were supporters of the peoples mujahedin of iran, although supporters of other leftist factions, including the fedaian and the tudeh party of iran communist party. Horrific footage of gangland execution in brazil found on teenagers mobile phone after he was stopped for speeding. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us. Execution of iranian woman sentenced to hanging for. Aug 22, 2018 saudi arabia seeks unprecedented beheading for woman activist. The execution shows once again that the iranian authorities use the death penalty as a tool to spread fear among the people. Executed iranian womans agonising last message to mother. Monica garnsey, whose documentary execution of a teenage girl airs tonight, went undercover in iran find out more about. She served as minister of education of iran in the last pre islamic revolution government and was the first female cabinet minister of an iranian government. In terms of the number of people executed by the state in 2004, iran is estimated to be second only to china. There is a credible list of 14,028 names available and some sources claim figures of several tens of thousands, although these are not substantiated with names. Sufi bus driver sentenced to death in iran for killing. Iranian wife faces death by stoning for adultery daily mail. Wanda jean allen was executed in oklahoma on january for the murder of gloria jean leathers, allen was the first black woman to be executed in the united states since since the supreme court lifted the ban on capital punishment in 15 women have been executed.
Execution of iranian woman sentenced to hanging for killing alleged attacker is postponed. Sep 26, 2019 hewlererbil, iraqs kurdistan region, the kidnap and rape of an iranian woman by an erbil taxi driver earlier this month has once more laid bare the threat to womens safety in erbil, where reports of rape and sexual assault by taxi drivers continue to accumulate and measures to combat sexual harassment have failed to materialise. Woman flipped car on top of elderly man and killed him. An unknown woman, claiming to speak for the iranian peoples warriors association said the execution of american officers was in reply to the execution of nine iranian revolutionaries in prison the previous month.
Jan 04, 2012 peter mackay married nazanin afshinjam in a private ceremony reported to have taken place in mexico. Execution of iranian woman accused of killing attacker. Mar 22, 2016 isis executed five british spies in new video fox news. Irans judiciary executed mohammad sallas, a dervish minority. Woman who was spat on by bus driver in brooklyn to. Wiesel or the woman with the dogs sadistically used her own german shepherd to attack and kill prisoners at auschwitz, bergenbelson, and ravensbruck. During her alleged torture she admitted to having had sex repeatedly with the 51yearold exrevolutionary guard turned taxidriver ali darabi. In the year of atefahs death, at least 159 people were executed in accordance with the islamic law of the country, based on the sharia code. For general information about women in iran, see women in iran main page. Execution of nazi war criminal in prague, czechoslovakia 1945 july 7, 2007. Atefeh rajabi sahaaleh was an iranian girl from the town of neka who was executed a week. The clip was captured by a bystander and smuggled out of iran. With the rise of the iranian reform movement and the election of moderate iranian president mohammad khatami in 1997 numerous moves were made to modify the iranian civil and penal codes in order to improve the human rights situation. Execution of iranian woman sentenced to hanging for killing alleged attacker is postponed duration.
They may be threatened with rape or execution and, as at all iranian prisons, denied communication with family or even an attorney. It is believed the woman and two men were hanged as recently as this month. Annual report on the death penalty in iran, october 2018. Iran human rights watch group reported that alleged rapist abdolreza damankeshan commonly known as navab was publically executed by hanging outside lar prison in southern iran. However, the vast majority of killings of political prisoners occurred in the first decade of the islamic republic, after which violent repression lessened. Notably, 362 of the executions nearly half were for drugrelated. Execution of gay teens in iran july 19, 2005 july 31, 2007.
Under iranian law, men and women can commit to a temporary marriage for an agreed period of time after a certain amount of money is paid to the woman. Iran executes woman who killed her alleged rapist fox31 denver. Iran delays reyhaneh jabbari execution after campaign bbc news. With the coordination that has taken place with the judiciary, the bus driver that drove over the policemen will be punished by hanging before the end of the iranian year march 20, 2018, tehran police chief gen. Execution of young woman a bloody stain on irans human rights record iran went ahead with the execution of reyhaneh jabbari despite an international campaign that urged for her reprieve.
Our mission is to bring iranian women together and collectively reinforce them in their struggles to attain their goals. Sep 30, 2014 execution of iranian woman due to be hanged for killing man who raped her is postponed at the last minute after calling her mother to say goodbye. Film of woman, 2 men being hanged in public in iran. Afshinjam is iranian born and a former miss world canada who has since become a highprofile. Iran executes more people per capita than any other country and carries out more total executions than any nation but china whose population is over 17 times the size of iran s. Fear grows after bus driver was executed in iran despite similar concerns june 20, 2018the iranian judiciary should immediately annul the death sentence issued against kurdish prisoner ramin hossein panahi and investigate credible concerns of. Mother of two mokarrameh ebrahimi has spent the last 11 years in jail for adultery with jafar kiani.
Now taxi is a laudable workincluding the discussion of males wearing ties in public i have not spotted a single iranian male wearing a necktie in teheran, but two people in taxi wear ties, panahis friend and the bridegroom, a top human rights lawyer nasrin satoudeh the flower woman talking of prisons as paradise after she herself. Shadows of an iranian policeman and a noose are seen on the ground before the execution of iranian killer bijeh in pakdasht, south of tehran in. The iranian regime executed at least 753 people in 2014 according to one report, which is up from 687 in 20 while the total has steadily increased since 2004. Iranian man given death penalty for 2012 murder of american woman.
An iranian womans battle to end stoning the new yorker. Maryam, 32, is the second woman to have been executed in a week, following the execution of somayyeh shahbazi jahrouii, 33, on december 4. Execution of iranian woman due to be hanged for killing man who. State department on saturday joined other organizations condemning the execution of an iranian woman convicted of killing a man she said she stabbed in selfdefense during a. Iranian reyhaneh jabbari hanged for killing man who tried to rape. The iranian woman executed for killing a man she said was trying to rape her urged her mother not to mourn in a will written shortly before her. Parsa was an outspoken supporter of womens rights in iran. Execution of iranian woman sentenced to hanging for killing alleged attacker is.
Video from the city of ahwaz in the khuzestan province, iran shows public execution of three people by hanging. Witness the dramatic execution of iranian counterrevolutionaries. Arthur brewer, 83, died after a female hit and run driver whose photo police shared smashed into his car, sending it flipping on top of him pictures. Zeinab sekaanvand lokran, a 22yearold iranian kurdish woman, at risk of execution following an unfair trial in which she was convicted of the murder of her husband. According to ihr sources, on the morning of wednesday, october 9, a man and a woman were hanged at rajaishahr prison, near tehran. Women and the death penalty in iran capital punishment uk. May 18, 2019 tehran, iran irans stateowned newspaper says the countrys supreme court has upheld the death sentence for an iranian man accused of murdering an american woman during a robbery. Amongst nazi women, there are some that stand out for committing the most notorious and heinous crimes against humanity. Hanging of 10 young iranian bahai women barbarous youtube. Abdolreza damankeshans public execution is yet another example of people being executed without fair trial. Oct 01, 2014 the hanging of an iranian woman, convicted of murder in a killing that human rights groups called selfdefense against her rapist, has been delayed for 10 days. Oct 25, 2014 the iranian woman executed for killing a man she said was trying to rape her urged her mother not to mourn in a will written shortly before her death. Jan 28, 2016 iranian women in jail await execution for murder, robbery and trafficking. Oct 25, 2014 tehran, iran an iranian woman convicted of murder in a killing that human rights groups called selfdefense against a rapist was hanged saturday, state news agency irna reported.
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