News April 24, 2017 Iran abolishes death penalty for drug trafficking Iran’s Parliament has abolished the death penalty for dealers, distributors and traffickers of narcotic drugs, replacing this punishment with lifelong imprisonment.
News August 18, 2016 Iran: Qarchak prison, women attempt self-harm due to horrid conditions Around 200 female prisoners detained in the notorious Qarchak Prison near Tehran detailed the horrid conditions of the prison in a letter to Tehran’s Director-General of Prisons.
News July 21, 2016 Iran : ten prisoners executed at Rajai Shahr prison in one day The execution spree of the Iranian authorities continues with ten executions carried out on Wednesday July 20 at Rajai Shahr Prison. About 38 executions have been reported in Iran in the past week.