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The names listed below are those of individuals whose violent death is attributed to the Islamic Republic of Iran, or to agents acting on its behalf. The list, drawn mainly from published sources, is not exhaustive. Executions are not always announced and the media has not been consistent in reporting those that were made public. The information regarding victims of bombings (carried out by or on behalf of the Islamic Republic outside Iran) is also incomplete. Further, the list does not include those killed in armed clashes with the Islamic Republic’s armed forces or the civilians killed by the Islamic Republic’s security forces or militias in such context.
Sources
Research for the Memorial is ongoing...Results 1651 - 1675 of 10722 » Ahmad Bakhtar Age 19 Occupation high school student Execution shooting, October 25, 1981, Bushehr, Iran » Kamalu'd-Din Bakhtavar Execution unspecified execution method, June 26, 1981, Mashad, Iran » Habib Bakhtazad Execution hanging, March 1, 1989, Tehran, Iran » Ahmad Bakhteh Execution unspecified execution method, August 14, 1982, Mahabad, Iran » Eshaq Bakhti Execution shooting, June 22, 1982, Ilam, Iran » ◊ Shapur Bakhtiar Age 76 Occupation high ranking government official Execution extrajudicial-stabbing, August 6, 1991, Suresne, France » Abdollah Bakhtiari Execution hanging, August 1988, Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran » Ahmad Bakhtiari Occupation engineering and science professional Execution unspecified execution method, June 22, 1996, Tehran, Iran » Ahmad Bakhtiari Occupation security forces Execution unspecified execution method, August 18, 1979, Dizel Abad prison, Iran » Farokh Bakhtiari Age 22 Occupation teaching professional Execution unspecified execution method, August 23, 1981, Sanandaj, Iran » Hamid Bakhtiari Execution unspecified execution method, November 24, 1981, Sanandaj, Iran » Mehrab Bakhtiari Execution shooting, 1988, Dezful, Iran » Mina Bakhtiari Age 18 Occupation high school student Execution other execution method, September 27, 1981, Tehran, Iran » Mohammad Bakhtiari Execution hanging, July 9, 1984, Qasr Prison, Tehran, Iran » Mohammad Ali (Farnush) Bakhtiari Age 23 Occupation university student Execution death in custody, December 10, 1982, Bandar Anzali, Iran » Mohammad Taqi Bakhtiari Age 18 Occupation high school student Execution shooting, September 18, 1981, Mashad, Iran » Mostafa Bakhtiari Age 20 Execution shooting, October 28, 1981, Mashad, Iran » Mostafa Bakhtiari Execution unspecified execution method, October 27, 1981, Mahabad, Iran » Mostafa Bakhtiari Execution shooting, October 27, 1981, Mahabad, Iran » Ossman Bakhtiari Execution hanging, August 1988, Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran » Roya Bakhtiari Execution unspecified execution method, April 17, 1990, Sanandaj, Iran » Turan Bakhtiari Age 18 Occupation university student Execution October 16, 1981, Tehran, Iran » Massood Bakhtirari Execution December 7, 1983, Tehran, Iran » Asadollah Bakhtyari Occupation security forces Execution shooting, May 8, 1979, Tehran, Iran » Mohammadreza Bakhtyari (Dapayi) Execution shooting, July 25, 1980, Ahvaz, Iran page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, A 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, B 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, C 89, 90, 91, 92, D 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, E 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, F 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, G 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, H 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, I 173, 174, J 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, K 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, L 223, 224, 225, M 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, N 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, O 287, 288, P 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, Q 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, R 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, S 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, T 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, U 403, 404, 405, 406, W 407, 408, 409, Z 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429
This list is drawn from published sources such as the Islamic Republic’s media, official statements, reports by international and national human rights organizations, civil society groups, political parties’ publications, published memoirs, and interviews with victims’ relatives and friends. Omid has strived to be as accurate as possible, eliminate duplicates, and verify the information. The sources of the information are quoted in each individual page. The information from unpublished sources that has not been verified is presented as such.
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The legal contextThe courts
Special courts, known as the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunals, were set up after the February 1979 revolution. Their jurisdiction encompasses a wide array of offences ranging from association with or support of the former regime, promotion of foreign influence, and enmity with the revolution to possession, use or sales of narcotic drugs, murder, and profiteering. In the 1980s, a penal court, presided over by one judge, was created to handle some of the offenses punishable by death, such as theft or adultery. These tribunals’ decisions must be confirmed by a chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council.
The judges
Prosecutors and judges are not necessarily jurists. By 1981, the judiciary was purged of judges trained in law schools. They were replaced by seminary graduates and students, as well as by political appointees (an estimated 2000 by 1989). Since by law judges are only required to have a high school diploma and must be faithful to the Islamic Republic’s tenets, new recruits often have little formal training in the law and are chosen because of their political affiliation.
The procedure
The procedures of these ecclesiastical tribunals fail to meet the minimum guarantees for fair trial as established by international human rights instruments and by sha’ria (the Islamic system of law). In addition to executions ordered by revolutionary tribunals, extra-judicial executions are carried out, targeting dissidents and opposition leaders. In some cases, both inside and outside of Iran, these executions have been traced back to Iranian officials. It is, however, not known if in these particular cases trials are held in absentia.
Sources (Among others): Amnesty International, Law and Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, February 1980; Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, The Justice System of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1992; E/CN.4/1989/26 p.14; UNCHR, Resolution 1984/54 , Abolition of Torture - Iran - 1; 28 November 1984; Report on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Special Representative of the Commission, Mr. Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, 28 January 1987. Amnesty International, A SHOCKED WORLD WATCHES IN DISBELIEF, VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, 1987-1990. Memoirs of Ayatollah Khalkhali, religious judge and former head of revolutionary tribunals (2001), and Ayatollah Montazeri, dismissed successor to Ayatollah Khomeini (2001). UNCH, E/CN.4/1994/50, Final report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran prepared by the Special Representative of the Commission on Human Rights, Mr. Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, pursuant to Commission resolution 1993/62 of 10 March 1993 and Economic and Social Council decision 1993/273. E/CN.4/1994/50, 2 February 1994.
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