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IRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED IN KARAJ
October 7, 2015: three prisoners were executed at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison, the website of the General Directorate of Prisons and Security and Corrective Measures in Tehran reported.
The report published on the state run website identifies and describes the three Rajai Shahr prisoners as: Dariush Shirazi, murdered an individual during a quarrel; Majid Javanmard, killed an individual during a dispute; and Morteza Bayat, murdered his newlywed neighbours.
According to a confirmed source who asked to be annonymous, the three Rajai Shahr prisoners along with six other prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement on Monday (October 5) in preparation for their executions. One of the prisoners, identified as Hamidreza Ajdari, was able to receive a reprieve from plaintiffs on his case file and had his life spared as a result. Five of the other prisoners received stay of execution orders from plaintiffs on their case files and were transferred back to their prison cells.
"Iranian authorities had already taken Morteza to the gallows once this April, but his execution was stayed after his family was able to convince the murder victim's family to forgive him. Morteza celebrated his stay of execution with his prison mates; however, several weeks ago, the father of the murder victim changed his mind and called for Morteza's execution to be carried out," says the source. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 7/10/2015)
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