13 prisoners were executed in Ghezelhesar prison in Karaj this morning

@perianbanoo on the executions this morning (edited):

The news of 26 prisoners having been moved to quarantine in preparation for execution came out on Sunday. See yesterday’s report from RAHANA.

Today they executed 13, all charged with “drug trafficking”. Reports are the executions took place without the presence of their lawyers (required by law). A number of the people executed today were first time offenders.

Names of some of the executed prisoners:

• Baghi Amini
• Sanjar Touztahi
• Nader Azarnoush
• Mohamad Jafari
• Mohamad Azarfam
• Kazem Tashteki
• Masoud Amir
• Abdolhousein Soltanabad
• Ahmad Shahbakhsh

HRANA reports that 31 people have been executed in Iran in the past 17 days.

HRANA - One person was executed in Esfahan this morning, bringing the total number of people executed today to 14 http://bit.ly/aPOKzk

Ashura Protester Gets Death Sentence

Source: RAHANA (Reporters and Human Rights Activists in Iran)

RAHANA Prisoners’ Rights Unit – Today, 9 people who had recently been tried for their roles in Ashura protests, received their sentences today. One person has been sentenced to death, while 8 others received prison sentences.
According to a report by INLA News agency, all 9 defendants were tried by the Revolutionary Court over the past two weeks and in two separate open court sessions with their lawyers present. They were tried on charges of Moharebeh and conspiracy against the regime.
On January 28th, 2010, Arash Rahmanipour and Mohammad Reza Alizamani were executed secretly and without the knowledge of their families or lawyers. Both men had been arrested before the June election but were tried and sentenced to death for their roles in post election events.