IRAN: 4 JUVENILE OFFENDERS EXECUTED IN SANANDAJ PRISON

January 18, 2016: Four juveniles have been hanged in Sanandaj prison, Iran.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA), all these prisoners have been accused of a first-degree murder and the identity and their age at the time of the murder or arrest have been reported as following:
Youssef Mohammadi, year of birth: 1995, age at the time of arrest: 14 years, on death row in Sanandaj prison.
Heyman Urami Nrjad, year of birth: 1997, age at the time of arrest: 17 years, and 9 months, on death row in Sanandaj prison.
Siavash Mahmoudi, year of birth 1995, age at the time of arrest: 17 years, on death row in Sanandaj prison, he claims that he committed murder to defend himself against the assault and rape.
Amaanj Hosseini (Oveisi), age at the time of arrest: 17 years, on death row in Sanandaj prison.
Kumars Nasiri is another prisoner in Sanandaj prison, who was arrested on charge of murder as a juvenile. He is accused that in 2014 and in a collective dispute in Shokofeh Park, in Saghez, killed a man named Ayub Abdi, his case is now under investigation and no decision has been issued yet. (Sources: HRANA News Agency, 18/01/2016)