URGENT: 26 PEOPLE AT IMMINENT DANGER OF EXECUTION IN TEHRAN

THEY CAN BE EXECUTED WITHIN 48 HOURS

Iran Human Rights, June 6: According to reports from Iran, 26 people have been transferred to the quarantine section of Ghesel hesar prison, west of Tehran, and are being prepared for execution. They can be executed within the next 48 hours.

The human rights lawyer Moammad Mostfaei wrote in a letter that this news has been confirmed by some of his clients who are staying in the Ghezel Hesar prison. According to Mr. Mostafaei’s letter these peopel are allegedly convicted of drug related offences. Mr. Mostafaei wrote also names of some of those who are transferred to the quarantine section: Mohammad Jafari, Mohammad Azarfam, Bagher Amini, Soltan Abadi, Mohammad Moradi and Nader Azarnoosh.

Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of Iran Human Rights, urged UN to send an urgent team of observators immediately to Iran. He said: The Iranian authorities are trying to spread fear in order to prevent new protests on the anniversary of the June 12. presidential elections". He added: " We expect more executions in the coming days and weeks. We ask all the countries with economic and dipolomatic ties with Iran to use all their channels in order to prevent these executions. The world community must not be silent witnesses to the crimes taking place in Iran. The world must react now!"


Source: Iran Human Rights