Increase in the wave of executions to suppress the people. Execution of five prisoners in Arak
Increase in executions. Five prisoners were executed in Arak. Some executed prisoners have been in prison for 10 years.
Iranian Human Rights Society, Monday, December 12, 2022. The death sentence of five prisoners was executed in Arak, these prisoners were sentenced to death on drug charges.
An informed source about the execution of these prisoners told the Iranian Human Rights Society: “The regime has started executions to create an atmosphere of fear and terror.” “They are executing people in all cities and some of these people were in prison for ten years.”
This source said: “It doesn’t matter whether he executes politicians or ordinary prisoners, it is all for repression, many of them have been in prison for years under the pretext of drugs, but in reality, they have not committed a crime.” As Navid said, the regime wants a neck for its rope.
Harana News Agency announced the names of three executed (Increase in executions)
Harana News Agency announced the names of three executed people. Mohammad Imani from Hamedan, Ehsan Naseri from Saveh, and Mostafa Kashi from Arak. All of whom were sentenced to death on drug charges.
Also, two prisoners were transferred to solitary cell in Hamadan prison. And one in Karaj Central Prison to execute the sentence.
Including execution of these five prisoners in Arak, at least 480 people executed since the beginning of Iranian year 1401. And at least 576 people have been executed since the beginning of 2022. This is while many death sentences are carried out secretly and are not published or announced anywhere. Therefore, the actual number of executions is higher than this number.
It is worth mentioning that at dawn on Monday, December 12, the death sentence of Majid Reza Rahnavard Payan Deh was executed in public in Mashhad. Also, three prisoners have been executed in different prisons with murder and drug charges.
In addition, on Thursday, December 8, 2022; Mohsen Shekari, one of the detainees of the nationwide protests, was executed in public. He was accused of fighting by injuring a repressive force and blocking the street. This prisoner was executed in Gohardasht prison (Rajai Shahr).
We remind you that the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran accused the authorities of the Iranian government of launching a new campaign to execute prisoners.
Increase in the wave of executions to suppress the people
These executions have no purpose other than increasing repression to create fear and panic in the society. As stated in this report. Judiciary is only looking for the neck for its rope to suffocate the protests. But this rope is getting tighter and tighter around Khamenei’s neck every day.
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