Iran ; Call by Iranian Resistance to save lives of 16 prisoners on verge of execution

Call by Iranian Resistance to save lives of 16 prisoners on verge of execution

Sunday morning, January 3, the Iranian regime transferred 16 prisoners in Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) Prison in the city of Karaj to solitary confinement in preparation for their execution. The Iranian Resistance calls on all international human rights bodies to save the lives of these prisoners who are about to be executed. While these prisoners are placed for imminent execution, from December 23 to January 4, thirty-one executions have been registered as follows:

On January 4, one prisoner was hanged in public in Goharbaran Boulevard of Sourak city in Miandoroud in Mazandaran Province while another prisoner was hanged in a prison in Noshahr.

On January 2, Mehdi Ranjkesh, a mentally-handicapped and physically-disabled prisoner was hanged in Khorramabad Prison and two prisoners were hanged in Mashhad’s Central Prison.

On December 26, three prisoners were hanged in Khorramabad in Barsilon Prison. Behrouz Amiri, a married man and father of three who had spent five years in prison, was among them.

Sixteen prisoners were hanged in two mass executions on December 22 and 24 in Qazvin Central Prison. Five prisoners hanged in prison in Kerman on December 24 and two prisoners, 28 and 30 years old, executed in Karaj in Ghezel-Hessar Prison were among other victims of ongoing crimes committed by the Iranian regime.

As the sham elections of its Assembly of Experts and parliament approaches, the religious fascism ruling Iran is unable to confront the loath and escalating popular protests in various cities and is exceedingly resorting to suppressive measures, in particular the cruel death punishment.

Iran - Inhuman treatment of Christian prisoner in Iran’s notorious gulag

Ebrahim Firouzi, an Iranian Christian prisoner

EbrahimFirouzi, an Iranian Christian prisoner in the notorious Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) Prison in Karaj, north-west of the Iranian capital Tehran, is being deprived of medical treatment by the mullahs’ regime although he suffers from acute diseases, according to local reports.

It is over a year now that he is suffering of acute pain in the left side of his chest and his condition has deteriorated in the past three months.

Mr. Firouzi was arrested on August 25, 2013 and condemned by a court in Robat Karim, south-west of Tehran, to one year in prison and two years exile in Sarbaz County. Although his prison term ended on January 13, 2015, he is still being kept in prison. New bogus charges were raised against him on March 8, 2015 for ‘acting against national security’ through community means, and he was subsequently condemned to five years in prison by the henchman-judge Moqiseh in Branch 28 of the regime’s courts.

He is currently in detention in Ward 10 of Gohardasht.

Mother of political prisoner Behnam Ibrahimzadeh: I am proud of my son

Ayesheh Modaresi, the mother of labor activist Behnam Ibrahimzadeh said in defense of her son that he only acted based on his humanitarian duties and was imprisoned for this very reason. She says she is proud of her son.

Ayesheh Modaresi wrote in a letter:

“My name is Ayesheh Modaresi, the mother of Behnam Ibrahimzadeh, a labor activist and member of the Association in Defense of Child Laborers and Homeless Children. Behnam is held in Gohardasht Prison. He was arrested on June 12, 2010 by security agents and first sentenced to 5 years in prison. However, he was prosecuted under new charges and sentenced to 9 years and 6 months in jail on charges of collusion, having relations with the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran from inside of prison, and propaganda against the state.

“Last month the Austrian NGO Sudwind dedicated my son, Behnam the “Raha” human rights award. As you are informed the Sudwind prize is dedicated to individuals who played a role in safeguarding and improving human rights. I am proud of my son and thank God for giving me

this child that has risen to his humanitarian duties. I am asking you and all those praising humanity, to focus your efforts to have Behnam returned to me and his family, and especially his 16-year old son who is suffering from blood cancer. Thank you very much – Ayesheh Modaresi”

Iran: 9 executions in Gohardasht and Sanandaj prisons in one day

On Wednesday, September 16, at least nine prisoners were hanged by the Iranianregime in Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) prison, Karaj and in Sanandaj. Eight of them, including a 22 and a 24-year-old, were collectively hanged in Gohardasht Prison. And Raouf Hosseini was hanged in Sanandaj Prison after suffering 13 years of imprisonment.

IRAN: Trade unionist Shahrokh Zamani found dead in his cell under suspicious circumstances

Iraniantrade unionist Shahrokh Zamani, a prisoner of conscience, was found dead under suspicious circumstances on Sunday in Gohardasht Prison (Rajaei Shahr Prison) in the city of Karaj, north-west of Tehran.

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Shohrokh Zamani, 51, a labor activist and a painter, was last arrested in June 2011. He was tortured in prison and on numerous occasions went on hunger strike to protest his brutal treatment and the inhumane prison conditions.

Iran: authorities body-search imprisoned priest

Iranian-American Priest Saeed Abedini

Priest Saeed Abedini, imprisoned in Iran

, imprisoned in Iran, was body-searched and saw his belongings inspected by prison authorities on July 21, reports indicate. Chief of ward 4 in Gohardasht Prison (in Karaj, west of Tehran) carried out these measures. Along with a number of prison guards he forced this priest to wake up, conducted a body search and inspected all his belongings.