Iran: Fear of Imminent Execution
Four Ahwazi Arab activists on death row have been transferred to unknown place. They are feared to be at imminent risk of execution.
Informed sources have told EAHRO that the authorities transferred Ghazi
Abbasi, 31, Abdolreza Amir Khanafareh, 26, Abdolamir Majdami, 33, and Jassem
Moghaddam, 28, from Falahiye (Shadegan) at about 1300 local time today, 3
November 2013, to undisclosed location and refusing to disclose their whereabouts.
Ghazi Abbasi’s family has been kept in dark about his fate since 27
September 2013, after he was transferred from his cell to solitary confinement
in Karoun Prison, seen by his family intend to implement his execution.
The four men sentenced to death at Branch One of Ahwaz
Revolutionary Court under Judge Ali Farhadvand on charges of “Moharebeh (enmity
with God) and Corruption on earth through armed confrontation.” The
ruling was upheld on February 13, 2013 Judge Reza Farajollahi at Branch 32 of the
Supreme Court. The prisoners were only informed of the Supreme Court’s decision
on July 10, five months later.
In a letter to the international human rights community they refused all
charges that said that they were tortured both physically and psychologically
to confess to in an unfair trial that lasted only 2.5 hours and without being
able to defend themselves.
EAHRo urges UN Special Rapporteur on human rights situation in Iran Dr.
Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on torture, Juan E. Méndez and human
right community to call on Iran to halt the imminent execution of these
five innocent young men.
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