The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran), reported that the Iranian theocracy executed at least 12 prisoners in numerous cities last week. One of those executed was a female prisoner hanged in Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz.
(PMOI / MEK Iran), supporters from different cities reported that the victims include:
Behnam and Shoaib Rigi in Zahedan Prison on December 20,
Shahab Javid in Qom Central Prison on December 17,
Rasoul Ferdows in Borujerd Prison and Mohammad Moradi in Saqez Central Prison on December 17,
three prisoners in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj on December 17 and two prisoners in Esfarayen on December 13.
These are just some of the death sentences that have been made public. Many prisoners are secretly executed, and many more prisoners are on death row.
#Iran executed at least 12 prisoners last week alone.
These are just some of the death sentences that have been made public. Many prisoners are secretly executed. Many more prisoners are on death row.#HumanRightshttps://t.co/dyDRQMX2kU
— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) December 22, 2020
execution of a young man arrested at 16
(PMOI / MEK Iran) reported that the Iranian authorities’ plans to execute a 30-year-old man, Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee, for a crime that took place when he was 16 years old and following a conviction based on “confessions” extracted under torture.
Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International, Diana Eltahawy, said: “After more than 12 years on death row, Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee was transferred to solitary confinement in Lakan Prison in Rasht on Thursday, and his family was told that his execution would be carried out ‘in a week’. The Iranian authorities are yet again waging an abhorrent assault on children’s rights and making an absolute mockery of juvenile justice”
At 16, Mohammad Hassan Rezaiee was tortured to "confess". After 12+ yrs on death row, his execution has been scheduled within a week. @khamenei_ir must halt his execution and ensure a fair retrial in accordance w/ the rules of juvenile justice. #SaveHassan https://t.co/gbPlOd8wP1 pic.twitter.com/rapTUZ3qef
— Amnesty Iran (@AmnestyIran) December 18, 2020
Arbitrary murders:
The state forces continued to directly target ordinary citizens civilians with impunity, killing at least 10 people.
(PMOI / MEK Iran) reported that the two Kurd border porters “kolbars” were killed by Iranian border forces on November 18, in West Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran. They were identified as Vasim Fardinzadeh from Oshnavieh, and Hakan Mohammadzadeh who was married and had two children and lived in Salmas. The two border porters were targeted without warning.
Kamal Alam Holavi, a Kurdish man was killed on November 6, when security forces opened fire on a group of porters, directly targeting them from close range without warning.
New steps to suppress
Iranian authorities took new steps to suppress dissent in various cities ahead of the first anniversary of the nationwide 2019 protests that ended in a deadly state crackdown.
The Iranian regime deployed more security forces in various cities under the pretext of preventing the spread and increase of the Coronavirus casualties, in order to suppress dissent ahead of the November 2019 protests anniversary.
Earlier the commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) of Greater Tehran, Mohammad Reza Yazdi, announced the formation of a special coronavirus-related unit called “Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Evil.”
This is while the spread of the virus has become a disaster due to the inaction of the government. Human rights organizations and activists have previously warned about ramping up repression by the regime under the pretext of restricting the pandemic.
The coronavirus has taken the lives of over 189,800 people throughout Iran, according to the Iranian opposition (NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran).
Once again Condemnation of the Iranian regime by the UN
On Wednesday, December 17, the Iranian regime was condemned for the 67th time in the UN General Assembly for egregious and systematic violations of human rights in Iran, including extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran’s (NCRI): While welcoming the adoption of the 67th UN resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran, I reiterate that the clerical regime’s leaders must face justice for four decades of crimes against humanity, and their immunity must end.
and People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran – MEK IRAN – YouTube
