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Iran: 6 prisoners hanged in Rasht and Zahedan; 8 executions in past 4 days

The Iranian regime hanged 6 prisoners in Rasht, northern Iran, and Zahedan, southeast Iran, to counter much feared nationwide protests in the current Iranian month of Khordad.

On Monday, May 24, 5 prisoners including a woman were hanged behind the medical center in Rasht prison. The regime has not yet reported the hangings.

Fars news agency, affiliated to the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC/Pasdaran) reported Wednesday, May 26, the execution of a prisoner in Zahedan identified as Jamshid M. He had only been arrested a month ago.

With the latest reports on hangings, the number of executions in past 4 days reaches 8 in Iran.

Rising number of executions, widespread arrest of young people under the cover of so called "social security plan," increasing suppression of women for "improper veiling" and other repressive measures on the brink of anniversary of the Iranian people’s courageous uprising, are aimed at intensifying the atmosphere of intimidation to prevent spread of social upheavals.

The Iranian Resistance calls on all international human rights organizations and in particular the UN Secretary General and High Commissioner for Human Rights to take urgent measures to stop the deteriorating trend of human rights violations and rising number of executions in Iran.

Source: Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, May 27, 2010

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