Former political prisoner discloses dozens of secret executions in Mashhad

Written by Ahmad Qabel [Khamenei critic who was arrested on December 21, 2009 in post election events and was later released]

In the time that I was detained in the Vakil Abad Prison [in Mashhad] in cellblock 1/6 for three months, according to conclusive figures which I heard from prison officials and cellblock employees, more than 50 people were transferred to cellblock 1/6 and were then executed. But only in one instance when 31 people were executed, the Intelligence Agency and Khorasan Judiciary informed the Khorasan [state-run] daily that 5 international narcotics traffickers were executed. (I read this in the Khorasan daily)

Those in this cellblock know that when the decision for execution is made, free movement is limited in the cellblock and death row prisoners are transferred to the suits escorted by guards and after a few hours, in the morning or at night, everything goes back to normal. This means that those who were on death row were hanged and those who carried out the sentences have been relieved of a hard and upsetting job and our cellmates have been saved from limitations!

I had heard the appalling figures of execution in the past months and years before that from those who were in prison for a longer time which proves the real figures in only these three months compared to the officially announced figures. These executions have been carried out based on sentences for narcotics, retribution [murder], rape and … If from the viewpoint of the government, these [executions] are completely fair and defendable, why are they carried out in secret? And if it is not defendable, why is it even being carried out? Ahmad Qabel – August 8, 2010 – Fariman (Jaras Website – Aug. 9, 2010)

Judiciary asks Khamenei to hang more than 1000 prisoners in secret letter

According to reports, the head of the Judiciary has requested clearance for the execution of 1,120 people in a confidential letter to Ali Khamenei. 

According to a report by Sadeq Larijani to the leader, death sentences have been issued for 1,120 people which have been confirmed by the Supreme Court and the Judiciary is waiting for clearance from the leader to carry out the sentences.

From 2005 until now, the numbers of executions have increased every year and despite claims from Iranian officials, the numbers of executions have not been able to lower the crime rate and crime rate is on the rise…

Executions and the noose have always been the solution for many problems for politicians in the Islamic Republic. For example in the ninth presidential elections in Iran, Ali Larijani who was the candidate for the traditional fundamentalists who is currently the parliament speaker, said in answer to a question regarding improper veiling from a supporter that he believed that if an improperly veiled girl was executed in public, the problem of improper veiling would be uprooted! (Nedaye Sabz Azadi – Aug. 9, 2010)

Baha’i leaders sentenced to 20 years of prison

Dian Alayi, the representative of the society of Baha’is in the United Nations said on Sunday that seven leaders of the Baha’i society in Iran were sentenced to 20 years of prison each. Their trial ended in mid June.

Fariba Kamal Abadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saied Rezayi, Mahvash Sabet, Behrouz Tavakoli and Vahid Tizfahm are seven Baha’i leaders in Iran who have been jailed from about two years ago.

The Judiciary of the Islamic Republic has charged them with ‘spying, acting against national security and waging war with God’.

Ms. Alayi stressed that these people were only arrested for being Baha’i and said, “The legal procedure was wrong from the very beginning because these seven people were kept in solitary confinement for a long time without even knowing their charges”.

According to Ms. Alayi, the arrested leaders were only allowed to see their lawyers for one hour in the whole two years of their detention. (Radio Farda Website – Aug. 9, 2010)

Student activist sentenced to four years of prison

http://hrdai.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-post_09.html

On Sunday, August 8, Ali Ajami a law student in Tehran University was taken to the 15^th branch of the Revolutionary Court where Salavati the head of this branch sentenced him to four years of prison.

This jailed student was sentenced to one year of prison for propagating against the government and three years of prison for conspiring against the government.

Ali Ajami was arrested on February 9, 2009 after an attack by agents of the Ministry of Intelligence and was taken to cellblock 209 in Evin Prison. After 100 days in 209, he was transferred to cellblock 350 in Evin Prison. (Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran – Aug. 9, 2010)

Hunger striking political prisoners are banned from visits for second straight week

http://www.hra-news6.info/1389-01-27-05-27-21/3242-1.html

Hunger striking political prisoners in Evin Prison were banned from family visits for the second consecutive week which started 15 days ago after they protested the unsuitable conditions in cellblock 350 in this prison and were transferred to solitary cells. These prisoners are still on hunger strike.

A number of these prisoners have been banned for the second week while some have been banned for the third week from seeing their families. This is while Tehran prosecutor authorities and prison officials in Evin had given promises to their families who persistently came to follow up the conditions of their loved ones. They had promised these families that they would be able to visit and call their loved ones in prison; promises which have not been kept.

The lack of news on the condition of these prisoners has raised concerns for these families. They say that they do not know what has happened to their loved ones and that they have been without food for 15 days and left in their cells being banned from the smallest contact with their families.

The families of three political prisoners who are reportedly on dry hunger strikes are more worried about the condition of their loved ones.

Jailed journalists Bahman Amouyi and Keivan Samimi and student activist Majid Tavakoli have refused to drink water or tea (along with food) in their sixth day of dry hunger strike. There is no information on the condition of these three prisoners.

Reza Maleki is another political prisoner in cellblock 350 who was transferred to solitary from 5 days ago and joined the hunger strike of these 16 prisoners.

According to reports, Ehsan Abdeh Tabrizi, another prisoner in 350 is also on hunger strike. (Kalameh Website – Aug. 9, 2010)

Families of jailed hunger strikers gather outside Evin Prison demanding news on loved ones

http://www.hra-news6.info/1389-01-27-05-27-21/3254-1.html

The families of jailed hunger strikers in Evin Prison gathered outside this prison today (Monday) after their visits with their loved ones was cancelled again. The families of these prisoners were told that ‘your prisoners are banned from visits’ when they went to Evin today to see them.

These families asked to see Evin Prison officials but no one answered their requests. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Aug. 9, 2010)

Details of torture of teenager arrested for handing out political flyers

http://www.hra-news6.info/00/3250-1.html

Revolutionary Guards Corps Intelligence agents arrested 17 year old Ali Niknam on November 2, 2009 and tortured him after detaining him.

Niknam, who opposed the election results, was arrested on charges of carrying anti-government flyers and was subjected to torture.

“On Monday evening on November 2, I had a number of flyers calling for a march on November 3 and one of my close friends told me to go out with him to distribute the flyers…”, he said.

“Agents of the Revolutionary Guards arrested me and threw me into a Pride automobile and constantly gave me electric shocks (with electric batons), beat me and used very vulgar language in the automobile. They took me to a base near the Helal Ahmar Square [I realized later that they took me to this location] and started interrogating me while severely physically and mentally torturing me. They tortured me so severely that the wound of an operation done on my spinal cord to remove a cyst opened up one year after the surgery and the signs of electric shocks were still evident on my sides, shoulders and stomach for a long time afterwards. I also discharged blood for a few days after my release”. (Human Rights Activists in Iran – Aug. 9, 2010)

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