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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 | Woman Executed in Domestic Violence Case; Man Hanged for Murder

Her husband who beat her would publicly say: ‘I won’t divorce you, I won’t let you take the child and you’re not allowed to leave.’

Massoumeh Zarei, sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for “participation in murder”, was executed in Amol Prison.

According to HRANA news agency, 40-year-old Massoumeh Zarei was executed in Amol Prison on December 14. She was sentenced to qisas for “participation in murder”.

Massoumeh had a 21-year-old daughter and had been behind bars for around 7 years.

A source close to her said: “Massoumeh Zarei was beaten by her husband who was a drug addict. He also had extramarital relations with other women. However, Massoumeh could not separate from her husband because women don’t have the right to divorce. Her husband would publicly say: ‘I won’t divorce you, I won’t let you take the child and you’re not allowed to leave.’ All of these eventually led to the murder.”

Iran Human Rights published “Women and the Death Penalty: 2010- 10 October 2021” on the occasion of World Day Against the Death Penalty, which covered the context and background of female executions through the broader legislative framework and the breaches of rights and social issues face by women specifically.

At the time of writing, Massoumeh’s execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

According to Iran Human Rights’ Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 211 of the 267 people executed in 2020 were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for "premeditated murder."

As there are no legal distinctions made between murder and manslaughter, whether voluntary or involuntary in Iran, those charged under the umbrella term of “premeditated murder” will receive the death penalty regardless of intent and the circumstances.

Man Executed for Murder in Gorgan Prison


Hashem Amiri who was sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder, has been executed in Gorgan Prison.

According to HRANA news agency, 45-year-old Hashem Amiri was executed in Gorgan Prison on the morning of December 12. He was sentenced to qisas for murder.

The report states that Hashem Amiri had committed the murder during a house robbery in the town of Farhangian in Gorgan in 2013.

At the time of writing, Hashem’s execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

According to Iran Human Rights’ Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 211 of the 267 people executed in 2020 were sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for "premeditated murder."

As there are no legal distinctions made between murder and manslaughter, whether voluntary or involuntary in Iran, those charged under the umbrella term of “premeditated murder” will receive the death penalty regardless of intent and the circumstances.

Source: Iran Human Rights, Staff, December 17, 2021


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