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President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office is putting a spotlight on the U.S. penitentiary in Terre Haute, which houses federal death row. In Bloomington, a small community of death row spiritual advisors is struggling to support the prisoners to whom they minister.  Ross Martinie Eiler is a Mennonite, Episcopal lay minister and member of the Catholic Worker movement, which assists the homeless. And for the past three years, he’s served as a spiritual advisor for a man on federal death row.

Iran | 6 Executed in Gohardasht, Qayen, and Ardabil Prisons in One Day

Iran under the mullahs’ regime has the highest number of executions per capita in the world; 10 hanged in 5 days -- 31 executed since November 22

Wednesday, December 15, the clerical regime executed 6 prisoners in Gohardasht (Karaj), Qayen, and Ardabil prisons. Hamed Mousavi, Kourosh Mazaheri, Davood, and another prisoner were hanged in Gohardasht, Mohammad Khodaei in Ardabil, and Ali Nehtani (Nourzehi) in Qayen prisons.

On Sunday, December 12, a young prisoner, named Mohammad Tazehkar, was hanged in Meshkinshahr, 2 prisoners, named Bakhtiar Sarmadi and Hossein Heidarzadeh, were hanged in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz. 

On Saturday, December 11, Sivan Hosseini (35) was hanged in Sanandaj Prison. 

These brought to 10, the number of prisoners executed in the last 5 days. 

Since the beginning of the current Iranian month (November 22), the regime has hanged 31 prisoners, including 5 women, in different prisons.

Engulfed by internal and external crises and fearing an uprising by the outraged people, the religious fascism ruling Iran, has found the only solution in stepping up repression, torture, and executions. 

This is one of the primary missions of Ebrahim Raisi, the henchman of the 1988 massacre. 

This regime is a disgrace to contemporary humanity and should be shunned by the international community. 

Its dossier of 4 decades of crimes against humanity and genocide Iran must be referred to the UN Security Council, and its leaders must be brought to justice.

Source: NCRI, Staff, December 19, 2021


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