IRAN: 14 PRISONERS EXECUTED AT KARAJ CENTRAL PRISON

January 14, 2017: According to close sources, at least 14 prisoners were reportedly hanged at Karaj Central Prison on drug related charges. Iran Human Rights has obtained the names of ten of these prisoners: Mohammad Soleimani, Ali Ebadi, Ali Reza Moradi, Majid Badarloo, Omid Garshasebi, Ali Yousefi, Seyed Ali Sorouri, Ebrahim Jafari, Ali Mohammad Lorestani, and Mohsen Jelokhani.
12 of these prisoners were reportedly transferred to solitary confinement on the morning of January 8 in preparation for their executions.
According to a family member of one of the executed prisoners, two women were among these prisoners. They were reportedly transferred from Gharchak Prison to Karaj Central Prison for execution. The names of the two women are not known at this time. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 15/01/2017)