Juvenile Executions in past 18 years

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Juvenile Executions in past 18 years
by SCE Campaign
10-Dec-2008
 
By: Asieh Amini, human rights activist in Iran  2008.12.07
Source:  //www.roozonline.com/english/

In the past year it has been heard time and again, through human rights news or ‎statements issued by human rights activists, the embarrassing news that Iran is leading ‎the world in the number of juvenile executions. Today’s piece aims at reviewing these ‎executions and providing a general analysis on the implementation of this punishment in ‎Iran since 1990. It must be noted that figures cited in this piece are based either on ‎information published and approved by official sources or my personal research, ‎confirmed by the execution of the sentences. ‎

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Since 1990 at least 41 juveniles have been executed in our country. Out of these, the ‎names of 37 are provided in figures released by the Human Rights Watch. However, the ‎names of Masoud Naghi Biravand and Mohammad Faghiri, who were hanged in Lorestan ‎in 1385 and Isfahan in 1386, respectively, are not mentioned.‎

In addition, the Afghanistan Independent Committee reported the execution of two ‎Afghan juveniles in Iran in fall of 1997, but the name of neither individual is available in ‎any official report. ‎

One of these 41 individuals was a woman and the rest were men. Of this total, 9 were ‎under the age of 18 at the time of execution, and 32 were executed after turning 18. In ‎this respect, until the year 2000, juvenile convicts were executed regardless of their age ‎after their conviction. For example, between 1990 and 2000, six individuals under the ‎age of 18 were hanged. After 2000, however, the judicial process changed and most ‎juveniles remained behind bars until they reached the age of 18, when their death ‎sentences were be carried out. Nevertheless, in the past 8 years, meaning from 2000 until ‎November 2008, at least five juveniles by the names of Atefeh Sahaleh, Majid ‎Saghouvand, Saeed Ghanbarzehi, Mohammad Hasanzadeh, and one other juvenile whose ‎name was not stated in newspapers were hanged before reaching the age of 18. ‎

Analyzing the data per year, in 1990 one person, and in 1992 three juveniles were ‎hanged. Between 1992 and 1998 the names of no juveniles are mentioned in the lists, ‎while in 1999, 2000 and 2001 one juvenile per each year were among those executed. ‎
The years 2002 and 2003 also were among the clean years in terms of juvenile execution ‎but in 2004 three people, in 2005 eight people, in 2006 five people, in 2007 eleven people ‎and in 2008, so far six people who have committed crimes as juveniles have been ‎executed. ‎

As a result, if we divide this 18-year period into three six-year period, in the first period ‎four people, in the second period three people, and in the third period 34 people have ‎been executed. These figures show that there is no considerable difference between the ‎first two period, meaning the years between 1369 and 1380. However, since 2001, we ‎are suddenly faced with a close to 11-fold increase in frequency of juvenile executions. ‎

However, one must note that this does not necessarily mean that the number of ‎executions have increased 11-fold. Part of the increase is due to better “documentation” ‎of execution cases in recent years. In effect, because of the sensitivity of human rights ‎activists and the documentation of individual cases, unlike the past cases of execution are ‎no longer hidden from media scrutiny. ‎

However, it must be noted that data related to executions is still not fully accurate. For ‎example, various figures have been released about the number of convicts on the death ‎row in Iranian prisons (from any age). The figure has varied from 70 to 150 individuals. ‎More importantly, however, is that none of these figures are clear and accurate and until ‎the doors of information are close to researchers, journalists and lawyers, we can neither ‎provide an accurate analysi s of crime conditions and punishment process nor be aware of ‎the number of individuals in order to help and defend them. For example, Amr ‎Houshang Fazlollahzadeh was executed in Tonekabon last spring and Mohammad ‎Hasanzadeh was hanged last spring at the age of 17 in Sanandaj. The names of neither of ‎these two individuals were listed on reports published by human rights organizations and ‎no journalist or activist was even aware of their convictions until after their execution. ‎

It also is necessary to note that we must call on all social and civil society activists, ‎journalists and lawyers working in Tehran and other cities to contribute to ‎documentation, reporting and publication of the plight of juvenile convicts. ‎

Perhaps then we can be hopeful about pulling down the shameful place afforded to us on ‎the podium as the world’s leading nation in juvenile executions.

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and If they disagree and say no Islamic Republic does not have
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Muslims in Iraq and Pakistan by invading a country for oil and other profits.

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David is the mentality that justifies cutting throats of [put some Arabic names here]

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aaj sr: She does say Iran is not entitled to nuclear power

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She says Iran is entitled to nuclear power but how can you trust them? Are you denying that it effectively means Iran is therefore NOT entitled to nuclear tech?


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Dear Irandokht

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"Yasin be gooshe khar khandan"

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It's quite impressive listening to Ms.Nazanin's speech in N.Y., Thank you D.Etebari.

Brava Nazanin for your activities and braveness!!

Mehdi: I see you still insist in your stubbornness and not able to hear and understand all logic and documents brought to your attention here. If we, or activists protesting against IRI atrocities it doesn't mean we are inviting foreing intervention nor it doesn't mean you are more patriotic than them; contrary, it shows your blindness, stubbornness to the realities.
LISTEN to her once more; she clearly says, " .....Iran's undeniable rights to nuclear power but not under Ahmadi and Khamene ee" she continues saying that the solution to Iran's problem is NOT war. She is very clear saying Khamene ee , Ahmadi are not legitimate representatives to majority of Iranian etc.
As D. Kadivar/Irandokht said earlier here, you are not worth debating with and it's a waste of time/energy, and I am coming to the same conclusion.

It also brings me the idiom that says "Yassin be gooshe khar khandan" excuse me but I see a great resemblance to our logic to your deaf ears.

p.s. I have also noticed that you are ignorant, hypocrite and a big liar too, and the whole experience here, made me to loose my respect to you and your writing forever.


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Mahdi Jan

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YOUR STATEMENT: Iran burned to the ground and children seared with US bombs.

MY QUESTION: HOW MANY IRANIAN DO YOU THINK HAVE BEEN EXCITED SINCE THE MULLAH CAME TO POWER IN 1979 COMPARE TO AMERICAN BOMS?

ANSWER: since revolution in 1979 happened about 386000 iranian have been executed. 127000 for the political reason and the rest go figure.
i live in heart of tehran and i personally love to be "killed" INCLUDING MY FAMILY AND MY CHILDREN by my enemies like American bomb rather than by my own people or Government who lied to me and promised me a better life and future.


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David

by IRANdokht on

Do you really want to waste your time on Mehdi again?  Didn't we go through all this a couple of months ago? 

It's painfully obvious that you can't possibly make a dent no matter how many proofs you show. He will just continue the nonsense and spread his venom. I know it's pitiful and you feel like you have to help out, but sometimes the damage's just gone too far and is irreparable.

I remember you used to have a saying about better ways you could spend your time...  

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I just watched that video

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Funny, the video you posted actually makes my points precisely! I had not watched it before - I just did.

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She is exactly making a case to sanctions and possibly war against Iran. She is asking for international pressure on Iran - asking it from the worst government on Earth. A government that itself openly supports human torture! She is DISGUSTING!!!

I changed my mind - she is not just a miss-guided fool. She is a dangerous criminal - a sick pervert who would love to see Iran burned to the ground and children seared with US bombs. She will then go there and take pictures probably while wiping her tears! Oh, yes, i know she supposedly is against war but here treacherous solution is nothing but a war.

She is one sick creature!


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David: And here's what's wrong with your logic

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Read that again. You cannot bring a state of justice by putting priority on the worst scum in favor of the decent. You will only worsen the situation. Stop justifying despicable acts because they perpetrator must have been "under-privileged." According to your logic, then you shouldn't complain about IRI as they had been under-privileged before they came to power - so it's not their fault!


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When you defend the LEGAL rights of the most unfortunate and least desired, in fact you are also protecting the legal rights of the most privileged and most popular.

If a government does not violate legal rights of underprivileged, it is much more likely to assure the rights of privileged also.

and unlike what you and IR promote, people are innocent until proven guilty though proper due process which IR lacks because it is being run BY the criminals !

and on your other point. Then all Iranians should  accept the human, woman, children rights violations of IR and say nothing which is EXACTLY the reason IR always creates atmosphere of hostility with outside world in oder to shut down the voices of justice within Iran under the banner of shut up THEY may bomb us .


Mehdi

Am I lying?

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You want proof? Look at the homepage of your site:

//www.stopchildexecutions.com/Default.aspx

Who is she pointing that sign to? Not the superpowers and their immense armies?

Of course you guys are not directly asking for bombing of Iran, but your "solutions" are nothing short of taking the beginning steps in that direction. Are you denying that? What is the point of "pressure" and "threats" if it will not be followed by more force (eventual war)? 

Then take a look at your "updates" pages:

SCE president speaks to UK Policy Makers Wall of Shame Rally UN

The list goes on. the whole campaign is based on bringing international pressure on Iran's government. Doesn't taht mean asking these corrupt governments to force the little corrupt government to be "ethical?"

Why is she meeting them? Not for the purpose of gathering support for sanctions?

Isn't she meeting with other corrupt politicians? Why? So that they will have a friendly talk with Iranian government?

You may be fooling yourself - you can't be that naive.

Take another look at the imagery that you have created to represent conditions in Iran. A huge crowd on the noose? Is that the real Iran? Is that not extreme exaggerated falsehood and misrepresentation?

 


David ET

MEHDI now resorting to LIES ?:

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You wrote: "SCE is ....asking the superpowers who are the most criminal governments in the world, such as US and Israel, to force illegal and inhumane sanction on ALL of Iranian youth and take away their food, medicine and education ... "

Can you provide a proof ? You will not be able to! That is LIE and misinformation.

//www.stopchildexecutions.com/scesolutions.aspx 

Mehdi, I wish you also were also as verbal about the adult criminals who are ruling Iran.


Mehdi

David: And here's what's wrong with your logic

by Mehdi on

What SCE is ONLY protecting is the rights of criminals, rapists and perverts who are under age - not the decent under aged Iranians. SCE is putting a huge magnifying glass on the average 2 executions per year of the worst scum of the Iranian youth, which is something like 0.000000000000000000000000000000000001% of Iranian youth, and asking the superpowers who are the most criminal governments in the world, such as US and Israel, to force illegal and inhumane sanction on ALL of Iranian youth and take away their food, medicine and education so that these incredibly tiny portion of society is well protected.

WHY?

Why doesn't SCE work for the decent Iranian youth instead? Why doesn't SCE also acknowledge that human rights conditions in Iran bad as it may be has been on a very fast improving track since at least 15, maybe 20 years ago? Why are all statistic reported one-sided and why a false picture is painted about the conditions in Iran.

According to your logic, we must also sanction the US because just yesterday I saw a bum on the street and his rights ovbiously had been violated.


Darius Kadivar

Mehdi Doesn't Even Deserve an Answer ...

by Darius Kadivar on

Don't even bother with such irresponsible comments. The Guy is out of his mind ...


David ET

Here is what is wrong with your logic Mehdi

by David ET on

Let's just presume your logic is right and zionists, neocons etc are  using IR's child executions as a propoganda tool against Iran.

So who is to blame ? The news reporter or the newsmaker?!!

Even with your logic the one who is giving tools of propoganda to zionists is Islamic Regime. All IR has to do is to stop child executions to remove this "propoganda channel".

So blame the CAUSE and not the effect! Blame the ones who create the issue not the messenger.

and that is if you really are not biased!  and if you are , you will say anything to justify the crimes of IR and will blame the IR crimes and deficiencies on anything from zionism to SCE to global warming ...!!

On another note, here is a friendly advise from DavidET to always remember: "Stupid is the one who thinks others are " !!


Mehdi

Many insults but no response to what I said

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Can anybody tell me what in my logic is wrong?


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Mehdi: The Murderer is Islam not SCE

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You used to write some sensible notes some times here, what happened to you?
Others replied to your nonsense, I do not have to repeat them again, but comparing SCE with murderous un-Islamic, un- Holly, un-democratic, un-civilized, barbaric, illiterate bunch of animals is absurd. SCE is reporting regime's atrocities. Why is it that Iran is number one juvenile executer in entire world? there are ones or twos execution in Yemen, Saudi etc but so many juveniles hanged every year in Iran is a shame to the regime, to mankind to Islam and specially to you and alike who are defending these butchers.
Mehdi khan? why is it when one under 18 years old wants to vote, tries to get passport or obtain a driving license, the legal age is 18? , but committing a crime punishable like an adult?.
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To: Mehdi

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Mr: mehdi, I'm not surprised to see you one of those individual brainwashed by IRA that learned to connect everything to politics and blaming America and Israel to every problem that is exist in iran. I think this is the way to stay on power.
Anyway, The topic here is execution of teenagers.. And according to article 37a of United nation charter that no child under 18 should not be executed under any circumstance. Iran is the one of the country that sign the chart.. so, what gives you and your beloved government to execute the 15, 16 yrs old child.

Mr: mehdi, what makes a child to do the crime? And statically speaking, why we did not have children crime to this magnetite before revolution?