Activists being hanged in Iran

Stop Summary Executions In Iran

Posted by Jon King on Feb 12, 2010

Tagged with: amnesty international, execurions, iran, islamic republic of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, new world politics, political prisoners, victory of the revolution

Amnesty International calls for the immediate end to summary executions following the Victory of the Revolution Day parade in the Islamic Republic of Iran…

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Activists At Risk

Nine people are at imminent risk of being executed for their alleged involvement in the post-June 12 election protests in Iran.

The nine were convicted of “Moharebeh” (enmity with God) after unfair trials that did not adhere to international standards; it is believed the nine were coerced into making confessions.

The names of two of the people are known: Naser Abdolhasani and Reza Kazemi.

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Tenuous Evidence Against Accused

Judging from reports that have appeared in Iranian media, the “evidence” against the convicted individuals is very tenuous.

They have been accused of vague crimes such as assembly and conspiracy to commit crimes against national security, insulting top government officials, and propaganda against the state.

The fear of their execution is heightened since two men, Mohammad Reza Ali-Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour were hanged in public on January 28 after being convicted in unfair trials of “Moharebeh” and being members of Anjoman-e Padeshahi-e Iran (API), a banned group which advocates the restoration of the Iranian monarchy.

They were in detention prior to June 12.

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Ayatollah Welcomes Executions

Hardline cleric and member of the Guardian Council, Ayatollah Ali Jonati welcomed these executions.

Given his prominent position amongst the ruling elite’s “hardliner” faction, his statement is interpreted as a green light for further political executions.

He explicitly stated that if widespread executions had taken place following the post- election unrest, the protests would not have lasted so long.

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Comments

tyrone mixon said...

coming to a street near you.

Posted at 19:11 on Sunday, February 14, 2010

Chris Watson said...

Excellent article Jon. More like this please. The more people stand up against this barbaric behaviour the more chance Amnesty have of being effective in their campaign.

Tyrone Mixon you are a moron.

Posted at 14:12 on Monday, February 15, 2010