ifmat - Hundres Protesting in Iran Against the Death Penalty

Hundres Protesting in Iran Against the Death Penalty

On the morning of April 9, 2017, hundreds of families of prisoners on death row, especially women, rallied in front of parliament, demanding the abolition of the death penalty. Demonstrators had come from Tehran, Isfahan, Fars, Lorestan, ...
ifmat - Execution of a Prisoner After Heart Attack

Execution of a Prisoner After Heart Attack in Iran

In a heinous crime on April 5, 2017, a seriously ill prisoner was hanged in Esfahan prison. Houshang Servati was executed while two days earlier, after his transfer to solitary confinement, had suffered a heart attack. He ...
ifmat - Iran’s Judiciary Chief Forbids Protests

Iran’s Judiciary Chief Forbids Protests

A little over a month before Iranians head to the polls on May 19, 2017, Judiciary Chief Sadegh Larijani has warned that a repeat of the protests against the disputed result of the 2009 presidential election would ...