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Iran: Two Ahwazi activists, Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Shabani, have been executed

Iran Human Rights, January 29, 2014: Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Shabani have been executed.

According to sources Iran Human Rights (IHR) has been in contact with the two Ahwazi Arab activists Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Shabani have been executed.

Iranian intelligence ministry offcials have informed the families of the prisoners that the executions were carried out four days ago.

However, Ahwazi activists believe that Hadi Rashedi and Hashem Shabani were executed immediately after their transfer from the Karoun prison of Ahwaz.

Iran Human Rights (IHR) strongly condemns execution of Ahwazi Arab activists. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson of IHR said: the leadership of the Iranian authorities must be held accountable for the unlawful executions of the Ahwazi Arab activists. We once again urge the United Nations to send an independent fact finding mission to Iran to investigate these executions”.

On January 20, 2014, 13 human rights NGOs issued a statement calling to stop execution of Ahwazi Arab activists.

Source: Iran Human Rights, January 29, 2014

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