IRAN: AT LEAST 17 PEOPLE HANGED CONVICTED OF ‘ENEMITY AGAINST GOD’

October 26, 2013: According to reports from Iran at least 17 prisoners have been executed in Iran According to several news websites run by the Iranian authorities 16 prisoners convicted of Moharebeh (enmity against God) and "terrorism" were hanged in the prison of Zahedan (southeastern Iran). Quoting the Prosecutor general of the revolutionary courts in Baluchestan Province, the reports said that the 16 prisoners who were hanged today were members of "terrorist groups". According to "Afkarnews" another state run news website, the prisoners were members of "Jeish Al-Adl". They are beleived to belong to be Sunni Muslims of Baluchi ethnicity. None of the prisoners were identified by name.
There are also unofficial reports regarding execution of the Kurdish political prisoner "Habibollah Golparipour". According to these reports Golparipour was hanged early this morning. Iran Human Rights (IHR) had yesterday (October 25) received reports about the transfer of Mr. Golparipour from the Urmia Prison to an unknown location.
On March 15, 2009, Habibollah Golparipour was sentenced to death by branch 1 of the Mahabad Revolutionary Court (in the Western Azerbaijan province) in a trial that lasted a few minutes. He was sentenced to death charged with "Enmity against the God" and membership in a Kurdish dissident group". (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 26/10/2013)