At least 12 prisoners hanged in Gohardasht prison

 Translated by Freedom Messenger   Based on reports received by “Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran”, this morning, at least 12 prisoners were hanged in Gohardasht prison of in the city of Karaj, by the order of regimes judiciary.

  This morning, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at least 12 prisoners were hanged, with the majority being brought from Karaj penitentiary, and were awaiting execution in solitary confinement in Gohardasht prison, Section 5.   Their names of several them are as follows:   1 – Sulaimani who was one of the guardians of the Gohardasht and Qezelhesar prisons   2 – Hossein Karimi   3 – General Esmaili   During last days, two groups with 20 members from Qezelhesar prison in Karaj were transferred to solitary confinement for inhumane execution.   Also, 9 other prisoners were transferred from Qezelhesar prison in Karaj to solitary confinement to be executed. One of them, Ghasem Tajik , 40 year old Afghan man, was executed, and 8 others were returned to their halls.  Hall 4, Unit 2, of Qezelhesar prison in Karaj is the place for holding Afghan prisoners, in which currently 110 prisoners are waiting for execution.   The policy of bloody repression of the Iranian people and the use of mass executions is a tactic used by the Supreme leader Ali Khamenei, and put into practice by the judiciary and ministry of intelligence, and the other repressive institutions. Khamenei, who sees the growing discontent of the  Iranian people, has increased repression in the hopes of suppressing dissent.   “Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran”, condemns the group executions as a crime against humanity, and urges the general secretary of UN, high commissioner of human rights, and the other International authorities to refer the case of Supreme leader,  Ali khamenei, for crimes against humanity to International courts.   “Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran”   13 November 2012   This report was sent to following organizations:   UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon   UN High Commissioner for Human Rights   UN Special Rapporteur on Executions   UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights   Amnesty International   source: http://hrdai.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1066%3A—-8—--&catid=5%3A2010-07-21-10-19-53