Human Rights in Iran  
 
A project of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation

Browse Omid, the Iran Human Rights Memorial

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 5126 - 5150 of 15995

» Rahman Goltapeh

Execution hanging, December 3, 1984, Qasr Prison, Tehran, Iran

» Hossein Golzadeh Ghafouri

Execution hanging, August 1988, Gohardasht Prison, Karaj, Iran

» Maryam Golzadeh Ghafuri

Age 29

Occupation university student

Execution hanging, July 26, 1988, Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran

» Mohammad Kazem Golzadeh Ghafuri

Age 19

Execution shooting, October 5, 1981, Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran

» Mohammad Sadeq Golzadeh Ghafuri

Age 23

Occupation university student

Execution shooting, September 19, 1981, Tehran, Iran

» Ali Golzar

Execution unspecified execution method, July 18, 1980, Kashan, Iran

» Gholamhassan Golzar

Age 28

Occupation government Employee

Execution beheading, February 14, 1990, Hamedan, Iran

» Gholamhossein Golzar

Age 27

Occupation professional

Execution beheading, February 14, 1990, Hamedan, Iran

» Yusef Golzar

Execution May 30, 1982, Bandar-e Abbas, Iran

» Bijar Gomshadpur

Execution December 18, 1983, Bandar-e Abbas, Iran

» Alikhan Gomshadzehi

Execution July 16, 1984, Kerman, Iran

» Kahu Gomshadzehi

Execution March 12, 1986, Bandar-e Abbas, Iran

» Khom'ehkhan Gomshadzehi

Age 40

Execution hanging, October 30, 2007, Zahedan Prison, Iran

» Mohammad Karim Gomshadzehi

Execution 1985, Mashad, Iran

» Shahbaz Goodarzi

Execution November 23, 1988, Shiraz, Iran

» Sa'eid Gorgani

Age 28

Occupation university student

Execution hanging, June 27, 1988, Gohardasht Prison, Karaj, Iran

» Zahra Gorgani

Age 28

Execution shooting, 1988, Shahrud, Iran

» Musa Gorgi

Execution hanging, April 23, 1985, Qasr Prison, Tehran, Iran

» Gholamali Gorgin

Execution unspecified execution method, August 28, 1982, Kermanshah, Iran

» Yussef Gorgin

Execution November 1988, Gorgan, Iran

» Gorij

Execution shooting, September 1988, Iran

» Javad Gorij Nia

Age 26

Execution shooting, August 1988, Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran

» Abdollah Gorji

Execution unspecified execution method, June 15, 1997, Kordestan, Iran

» Ahmad Gorji

Age 30

Execution hanging, July 30, 1988, Gohardasht Prison, Karaj, Iran

» Ali Mohammad Gorji

Age 29

Occupation university student

Execution hanging, October 1988, Gohardasht Prison, Karaj, Iran

page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,  A  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, 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,  B  87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124,  C  125, 126, 127, 128,  D  129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149,  E  150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169,  F  170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195,  G  196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207,  H  208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246,  I  247, 248, 249,  J  250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270,  K  271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319,  L  320, 321, 322,  M  323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 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,  N  374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395,  O  396, 397, 398, 399,  P  400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416,  Q  417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439,  R  440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485,  S  486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575,  T  576, 577, 578, 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605,  U  606, 607, 608, 609,  W  610, 611, 612, 613, 614,  Z  615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 638, 639, 640




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.


 
 

Sort results
A->Z  
Oldest first  
Most recent first  

Results per Page
25 per page  
50 per page  
100 per page  
All results on one page  

The legal context

The 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.


 

Copyright © 2013, Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation Back to top

Foundation Memorial Farsi Foundation Memorial English Library Memorial Farsi Library Memorial English Foundation Library Farsi Library Foundation English