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Omid, a memorial in defense of human rights in Iran
One Person’s Story

Omid Nuri

About

Age: 25
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: February 17, 2009
Location of Killing: Central Prison (Dastgerd), Esfahan, Esfahan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Drug trafficking
Age at time of alleged offense: 20

About this Case

The execution of Mr. Omid Nuri, along with four other people, was reported by several news sources: Fars News Service Website (February 17, 2009), IMNA news Service (February 20, 2009), Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran (February 17, 2009), and Aftab Newspaper (February 21, 2009).

Mr. Nuri was 24, from Zabul.  According to available information, his case was related to a murder in Esfahan.

Arrest and detention

According to available information, Mr. Nuri was arrested following a murder which occurred during an altercation (Aftab Newspaper).  He spent five years in the Educational Section of Esfahan Prison (Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran).  The circumstances of his arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

No information is available on Mr. Nuri’s trial.

Charges

According to available information, the charge brought against Mr. Nuri was “murder in the first degree”.  He was accused of killing someone with blows from a knife, during an altercation in Esfahan (Aftab Newspaper). 

The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial.

Evidence of guilt

The report of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence providedagainst the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on Mr. Nuri’s defense.

Judgment

The court sentenced Mr. Nuri to “death by hanging”.  On the morning of Sunday, February 15, 2009, he and six other people were taken to solitary cells, prior to being executed (Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran). 

Mr. Nuri was executed on the morning of February 17, 2009, in the Esfahan Central Prison.

There is no information on the verdict leading to this execution.

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