Iran: 10 hangings, death sentences in one week

National Council of Resistance of Iran:

NCRI, September 8 - The mullahs' anti-human regime hanged two Kurdish political activists, Messrs. Esmail Mohammadi and Mohammad Panjbini, in Orumieh Prison (northwest Iran) on Saturday.

In a statement on April 21, 2005, the National Council of Resistance of Iran had expressed concern over the likelihood of Mr. Mohammadi's execution on the charge of membership in the Komulah organization and urged international human rights bodies to intervene immediately to save his life. Mr. Mohammadi, 38, was from the town of Bukan, married with five children.

The mullahs' henchmen also hanged Houshang Bameri on Friday in Delgan Township in the city of Iranshahr (southeast Iran). He had been charged with killing two agents of the State Security Force.

The state-controlled media reported that seven others had been sentenced to death last week. One of the victims is a teenager who was under the age of 18 at the time of his alleged offence.

The NCRI again urges international human rights bodies to condemn these barbaric executions and calls on the upcoming United Nations General Assembly session to adopt a strongly-worded resolution censuring the inhuman atrocities perpetrated by the theocracy ruling Iran. It urges the UN Human Rights Commission to appoint a Special Representative to monitor the appalling state of human rights in Iran.