Death Sentences
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| Originally published | 2012 |
| Authors | Chiaki Kawamata |
| Genres | Science Fiction |
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| ID | 2439656 |
About Death Sentences
Japan, 1980s: A special police squad is tracking down one of the “afflicted” to recover the “stuff. ” Although the operation seems like a drug bust, the “stuff” is actually some kind of text. . . .
Iran executes two men convicted of blasphemy
... The Supreme Court rejected their appeals against the verdicts and upheld their Death Sentences later that year, Mizan said, adding that both men had " clearly confessed to their crimes"...
Islamic State: Hundreds of women on hunger strike at Iraqi prison
... Amnesty International, however, has reported that long prison terms and Death Sentences have been imposed in IS-linked cases " following convictions based primarily on torture-tainted confessions "...
Ben Ferencz: Last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor dies, aged 103
... Of the 22 men on trial, all were convicted, with 13 of them receiving Death Sentences and four ultimately being executed...
Secretive Saudi executions leave families in the dark
... " In particular, we are concerned by the increase in the number of Death Sentences issued and upheld, including against child offenders, and for offences that do not meet the most serious crimes threshold of international law, such as drug-related offences, " it said...
Taraneh Alidoosti: Iran releases top actress held for supporting protests
... Meanwhile, Iran s Supreme Court upheld Death Sentences handed to two men who were convicted of " corruption on Earth" over the alleged killing of a paramilitary member in Karaj in November...
Oregon governor commutes all 17 of state's death sentences
... According to her office, she is the seventh US governor in the past 50 years to commute all Death Sentences in a state...
Iran protests: Fact-checking claims of '15,000 death sentences'
... The misleading claim of 15,000 Death Sentences is based on accurate estimates of the number of people arrested by the authorities during the ongoing nationwide protests in Iran, and a misinterpretation of demands by hardline MPs and the head of the judiciary for harsh sentences for protesters...
Myanmar executions: US urges China to condemn Myanmar
... Meanwhile Myanmar s junta insisted the men " deserved many Death Sentences"...
Iran executes two men convicted of blasphemy
Iran has executed two men who were convicted of " burning the Quran" and " insulting The Prophet of Islam" the country's judiciary says.
Yousef Mehrad and Sadrollah Fazeli-Zare ran dozens of Social Media accounts " dedicated to atheism and desecration of the sanctities" the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.
Mr Mehdad's lawyer had insisted that he was innocent and his sentence unjust.
A rights group called their executions " a cruel act by a medieval regime".
There has been a surge in executions in the Islamic Republic amid continuing anti-government unrest, but those for blasphemy convictions are rare.
Mizan said Yousef Mehrad and Sadrollah Fazeli-Zare were hanged at Arak Prison in central Iran on Monday Morning .
The two men were arrested in 2020 and accused of running a Telegram channel called " Criticism of Superstition and Religion" according to Iran's Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA). They were held in solitary confinement for The First two months and denied access to a lawyer, it said.
In 2021, the Arak Criminal Court convicted Mr Mehrad and Mr Fazeli-Zare on blasphemy charges and sentenced them to death, HRANA added. They were also given six-year prison sentences for " running groups to act against national security".
The Supreme Court rejected their appeals against the verdicts and upheld their Death Sentences later that year, Mizan said, adding that both men had " clearly confessed to their crimes".
Human Rights group say Iranian courts regularly fall far short of providing fair trials and use false " confessions" obtained under torture as evidence.
" The Execution of Yousef and Sadrollah for 'insulting The Prophet ' is not only a cruel act by a medieval regime, it is also a serious insult to the freedom of expression, " said Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of Norway-based group Iran Human Rights .
" These executions must be a Turning Point in the relations between the Islamic Republic and countries respecting the freedom of expression, " he added. " Lack of a strong reaction by The International community sends a Green Light to the Islamic Republic and their ideological allies worldwide. "
On Saturday, a Swedish-Iranian dual national accused of being behind a deadly attack on a military parade in 2018 was hanged. The European Union condemned " in The Strongest terms"
Iran is second only to China in The Number of executions carried out annually.
It has put to death More Than 200 people since the start of this year, according to a tally by Iran Human Rights .
The Group has said The Number of executions rose by 75% to 582 Last Year , as authorities sought to " spread fear" among those taking part in the nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in September.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
