Iran: 17 executions in one day

17 individuals were executed in Karaj and Urumieh just on Monday, June 1.

12 individuals were hanged on drug charges in Ghezel Hesar Prison of Karaj, west of Tehran. One of the individuals suffered a heart attack before being executed. The status of Ghezel Hesar Prison was very tense and death row prisoners in hall 3 of unit 2 were on hunger strike.

Moreover, on Monday four other individuals hanged on drug charges were Ardalan Rahdar, Mohammad Rashid Rahdar, Habib Rahdar and Shirzad Rashidi in Urumieh Central Prison.

Maryam Rajavi : Youths should rise in support of victims' families, protest barbarism

The Iranian Resistance's President-elect Maryam Rajavi described theunprecedented escalation of arbitrary, mass executions across Iran, as anindication of the ruling regime's despair in the face of irremediable socialand political crises, also its fear of broad-based social discontent.

She said: The leaders of Iran’s ruling religious fascism are trying in vain to prevent escalation of popular protests and outpour of public outrage by resorting to ever more brutal repression to prevent the regime’s downfall.....