Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Iran: 6 Sunni Prisoners Executed in Rajai Shahr Prison - March 4, 2015

March 4, 2015

 HRANA News Agency – Hamed Ahmadi, Kamal Molai, Jamshid Dehghani, Jahangir Dehghani, Sedigh Mohammadi and Seyed Hadi Hosseini were executed this morning in Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the 6 prisoners were taken to solitary confinements at yesterday at 8:30 am and have been executed today at 4 am.
“An ambulance left the prison at 5 am and all the families rushed towards it. We couldn’t see the bodies but we were told that all 6 prisoners have been hanged and we can collect the bodies at Bibi Sakine cemetery.” Said one of relatives of Hamed Ahmadi
Amnesty International had released a statement yesterday demanding Iranian authorities to halt the execution of these 6 prisoners.

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