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Communist Vietnam's secret death penalty conveyor belt: How country trails only China and Iran for 'astonishing' number of executions

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Prisoners are dragged from their cells at 4am without warning to be given a lethal injection Vietnam's use of the death penalty has been thrust into the spotlight after a real estate tycoon was on Thursday sentenced to be executed in one of the biggest corruption cases in the country's history. Truong My Lan, a businesswoman who chaired a sprawling company that developed luxury apartments, hotels, offices and shopping malls, was arrested in 2022.

Iran | Three Unnamed Men Executed for Rape in Undisclosed Location, 3 Executed for Drug Offences in Qom, 2 Hanged in Zahedan

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Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); July 23, 2022: Official sources have reported the execution of three men for rape in a prison in the Tehran/Alborz region.

According to Rokna, three men were executed in a prison in the Tehran/Alborz region on July 5. The report does not specify their names or the exact location of the executions.

The report states that they were sentenced to death for the rape of 14 women in Chalous Road around 17 years ago.

Iran Human Rights has not been able to independently verify the executions at the time of writing.

In cases of rape, there is a high chance of defendants being tortured to make false confessions, which is used to issue death sentences. Iran is one of the few countries in the world that issues the death penalty for rape. 

A lot of cases are also rushed without the defendants having access to a lawyer.

Bahador Norouzi, Ali Mohammad Ghorbani and Hamed Safayi Executed for Drug Offences


Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); July 23, 2022: Bahador Norouzi, Ali Mohammad Ghorbani and Hamed Safayi, three co-defendants sentenced to death for drug-related charges, were executed in Qom Central Prison.

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, three men were executed in Qom Central Prison on July 23. Their identities have been established as Bahador Norouzi, Ali Mohammad Ghorbani and Hamed Safayi.

They were arrested for drug-related offences in the same case around three years ago and sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court.

At the time of writing, none of their executions have been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

At least 251 including 6 women and 67 Baluch minorities were executed in the first six months of 2022. This is double the number of executions in the same period in 2021 when 117 people were executed.

Baluch Esmail Narouyi and Khaled Paraki Executed in Zahedan


Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO); July 23, 2022: Following news of the execution of Shokat Shehbakhsh in Zahedan Central Prison this morning, new information reveals that Esmail Narouyi and Khaled Paraki were also executed.

According to Hal Vash, two Baluch men were executed in Zahedan Central Prison on July 23. Their identities have been reported as Esmail Narouyi who was sentenced to death for drug-related charges and Khaled Paraki, sentenced to qisas (retribution-in-kind) for murder.

Esmail Narouyi is reported to have been arrested on the road between Zahedan and Mashhad three years ago on charges of drug possession. Khaled Paraki had been behind bars for murder during a tribal war for six years.

Iran Human Rights reported the execution of Shokat Shehbakhsh at the prison, this bring the total number that day to three.

At the time of writing, none of their executions have been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

Source: Iran Human Rights, Staff, July 23, 2022





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