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List of Juveniles sentenced to execution worldwide
www.stopchildexecutions.com

Updated: December 6, 2008

At least 155 juvenile offenders believed to be on death row in Iran, 3 in Saudi Arabia, 3 in Sudan and 1 in Yemen.
8 juveniles are reported to have been executed in Iran and 1 in Solamia in 2008.
 Prepared by Stop Child Executions in cooperation with Amnesty International and based on data obtained from Iranian Media, Mohammad Mostafaei and other attorneys, Parents, Emaddedin Baghi, Iran Human Rights, Human Rights Watch and other human rights activists and resources. Use of this information with reference to resource is permitted.  Not for resale.

* Ages are at the time of the alleged crime.                                 Names in red are facing imminent executions.
  NAME AGE * City or Province LOWER COURT APPEAL COURT MORE INFORMATION
IRAN (141):
Girls (5):          
1 Akram Alimohammad (Alias: Setayesh) 17        
2 Delara Darabi 17 Rasht Branch 10, Rasht Judiciary Supreme Court - Tehran Delara Darabi, then aged 17, reportedly burgled the house of an elderly female relative on 29 September 2003 together with a 19-year-old man named Amir Hossein Sotoudeh. Amir Hossein allegedly killed the woman during the burglary. Delara Darabi initially confessed to the murder, but subsequently retracted her confession, claiming that Amir Hossein had asked her to admit responsibility for the murder to protect him from execution, believing that as she was under 18, she could not be sentenced to death.
3 Nazbibi Ateshbejan 16 Khoramabad Branch 107, Khoramabad Criminal Court, 1/May/2006 Supreme Court, 12/Feb/2006 From Semnan, she was sentenced for supplying drugs when she was 16 years old by Branch 107 of Khorramabad General Court on 1 May 2006. The sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court on 12 February 2006.
4 Soghra Najafpour 13 Gilan     Soghra Najafpour is accused of killing the 8 year old child of an doctor in the city of Rasht, where she lived with the family as a maid since the age of 9. Soghra was 13 years old at the time and denied the charges. She spent all of her adult life, 17 years, in prison and is now 30 years old. Soghra was released from prison on bail in the beginning of October 2007, but she was called by the Judiciary to return to prison within 5 days, after the family of the victim demanded Soghra's execution, her family were notified that Soghra must report back to the prison authorities within 5 days. Once Soghra realized that upon return to prison she would be executed she ran away scared and has not been seen since.
5 Sara   Islamshahr Tehran Criminal Court September, 2003  
Boys (136):          
1 Aadel 15 Isfahan Branch 17, Isfahan   Isfahan criminal court branch 17 sentenced Adel, 15 to qesas for the murder of Alireza, 17.( No date for court hearing , reported byEtemade Meli on Wednesday 18/03/08) Adel killed Alireza on 15/10/07 in Falavarjan, a town near Esfahan province.
2 Abbas   Karaj Branch 77, Tehran children's court Supreme Court, 30/May/2006  
3 Ali Moradzadeh Zagheh   Qom     According to Iran's ISCA news Agency, Ali M. who was sentenced to death for murder of Ramin by knife stab was pardoned and saved from execution in the city of Qom by Ramin's parents after receipt of 700 Million Rials ( Apx. USD $75,000) as part of the blood money retribution (Dieh). It is likely that Ali M. is the same juvenile as Ali Moradzadeh Zagheh fro uom
4 Abbass Hosseini 17       In July 2003 Abbas Hosseini was reportedly helping a man, a member of the Revolutionary Guard, to move furniture in his house. He says the man made sexual advances to him. Abbas Hosseini then managed to leave the house by promising that he would return with his girlfriend. In a fit of rage he returned to the house in order to “teach the man a lesson". He lured the man outside, supposedly to meet the girlfriend, and stabbed him once with a knife. The man died shortly afterwards as a result of his injuries. He had been scheduled to be executed on 1 May 2005 then his execution was stayed until 8 May 2005 and finally his case was referred to the judiciary in Tehran for review.
5 Ahmad 17 Tehran Branch 71, Tehran General Court   On 21 November 2007 Ahmad, 17, was sentenced to death by four judges of Branch 71 of Tehran General for the murder of his cousin Saeed. One judge believed Ahmad had acted in self-defence, however on verdict of majority of judges Ahmad was sentenced to qesas
6 Ali Nourmohammadi 16 Kermanshah Branch 24, Kermanshah Branch 6, Kermanshah Appeal Court Ali Nourmohammadi was 16 when he killed one of his cousins in a fight. He was sentenced to qesas by Branch 24 of General Court of Kermanshah, which has no jurisdiction over juvenile cases. All the other defendants in the case were over 18. Two others involved in the fight, Ali Nourmohammadi's uncle and another cousin, were sentenced to diyeh for injuring Ali Nourmohammadi. The sentences were confirmed by Branch 6 of Kermanshah Appeal Court.
Ali Nourmohammadi has been in prison for nine years hoping that the issue can be resolved within the family.
7 Abdolkhaleq Rakhshani   Golestan Province Branch 2, Golestan Appeals Court, 16/March/2006   from Golestan, whose sentence to qesas was upheld by Branch 2 of the Golestan Appeal Court on 16 March 2006.
8 Ali (or Alinezar) Shabehzadeh 17        
9 Abumoslem Sohrabi,     Fars Branch 3, Firoozabad Court Branch 33,Supreme Court was 17 years old at the time when he was convicted of killing a 25 year- old named Amin in Firoozabad in Fars province
10 Alireza 17 Tehran case # 2102, Children's Court, April 2002    
11 Ahmad 16 Tehran Branh 74, Tehran Court Branch 11, Supreme Court, March 2008 Death sentence of another Iranian youth was verified by Iran's superior court. According to Iran's ISCANEWS, in August of 2006, 22 year old Mehdi was stabbed by 16 year old Ahmad and died in a Tehran hospital after 6 months. Now that Ahmad's has reached the age of 18, his case was reviewed by the Iran's Islamic superior court and he was sentenced to death by hanging. ISCANEWS reported that In his defense Ahmad told the court: "My father had an accident when I was only 16 years old and I went to visit him because he was bed confined at my step uncle's home. The water pipe inside the house was broken and my step mother and female cousin had to go to street to wash the dishes (using the faucet outside) and I was watching them from the window. Mehdi and two of his friends who were sitting in the street started make wisecracks at them. My stepmom and cousin came inside the home and Mehdi and his friends sent a kid to enter our yard and check up on them. I went downstairs and told the boy to leave our home. At this time Mehdi and his friends came and started to beat me up until I fell and hit the dishes that were at the entrance door. While on the ground I saw a kitchen knife that was among the dishes and I picked it up to defend myself ". It is anticipated that Ahmad's file will soon be sent to Iran's head of Judiciary, Ayatollah Shahrudi for Estizan (permit to execute)
12 Ahmad Jabari 15 Khuzestan   Branch 29, Supreme Court, case # 39/711 from Khuzestan, was sentenced to qesas for a killing committed when he was 15. The sentence was upheld by Branch 29 of the Supreme Court.
13 Ahmad Nourzehi 12 Sistan Baluchistan Revolutionary Court, 2005   from Sistan-Baluchistan, was sentenced to death for carrying and supplying heroin, apparently when he was 12.
14 Akoo (or Abu) Hosseini   Kurdistan case # 1326, 3/November/2003 Branch 27, Supreme Court from Kurdistan, was sentenced to qesas for murder. The sentence was upheld by Branch 27 of the Supreme Court.
15 Alireza Movassali Roudi 16 Qom case # 4786-85 T, Qom Criminal Court   from Qom, was sentenced to death for a murder committed when he was 16.
16 Amir Amrollahi 16 Shiraz Branch 5, Shiraz Penal Court Branch 27, Supreme Court, 10/Nov/2007 The murder took place in November 2006 during a fight with another boy, who was fatally stabbed. According to his lawyer, who took up his case very recently, Amir Amrollahi stabbed the other boy in the chest because he thought the other boy was about to attack him, and then panicked and ran off. Then, according to eyewitnesses, there was a delay of at least half an hour before any medical assistance reached the victim of the stabbing, by which time his wound had proved fatal. His family are poor, so Amir Amrollahi could not afford competent legal representation at his trial. According to a lawyer who recently took over his case, the court did not hear that the killing had been unintentional, or that he was prescribed heavy doses of sedatives while in prison awaiting trial. His mental state at the time of the incident was not properly considered.
17 Ahmad Mortazavian 15 Isfahan Isfahan General Court, January 2008   Ahmad Mortazavian allegedly stabbed another boy during a fight in 2007, when he was 15. He was sentenced by the penal court of Isfahan in January 2008 and he's awaiting his appeal.
18 Amir Chalehchaleh 17       At the age of 17, Amir Chalehchaleh and two of his brothers became involved in a fight with another group during which a young person was killed. Amir Chalehchaleh was arrested and initially confessed but later denied that he had been the killer. He was sentenced to qesas.In his appeal, Amir Chalehchaleh refuted his confession and identified one of his brothers as the killer. The brother had been released on bail and subsquently disappeared. The court rejected Amir Chalehchaleh's appeal and sentenced him to qesas.The Supreme Court initially rejected the verdict on account of deficiencies in the investigation and the prosecution case, but subsequently confirmed it. However, the Head of the Judiciary has sent the case twice to the Discernment Branch of the Supreme Court, whose decision is awaited.
19 Amir   Tehran Branch 1156, Tehran Besat Judicial Complex    
20 Amir J.   Tehran Branch 1601, Tehran Criminal Court, 22/Oct/2000    
21 Amir Karim Bahram 17 Mahabad     According to a report by Human Rights Reporters Committe in Iran, Amir Karim Bahram who was convicted of murder during a group fight four years ago when he was 17, has had his death sentence confirmed by appeal court. Karim is being held in Mahabad prison in northwest Iran.

Amir has denied the charge from the beginning and claims someone else is responsible for the crime. He did not have lawyer during his trial, and upon the request of victim's family he was been sentenced to qesas. It is feared that Amir's death sentence be carried out soon.
22 Ali 16 or 17 Tehran case # 2101, Tehran Children's Court, April 2002 Branch 27, July 2002  
23 Asghar Heidari 16 or 17        
24 Ali Amiri (Afghan Citizen) 15 Shriar Branch 74, Tehran Criminal Court, 22/July/2007   On 19 November 2007 Afghan national, Ali Amiri, had his death sentence upheld by Branch 39 of the Supreme Court and his case was due to be sent to the Office for Implementation of Sentences. Ali Amiri was sentenced to death on 23 July 2007 by Branch 74 Tehran Criminal Court - 22 July 2007According to a 19 November report by the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), on 18 December 2005, Ali reportedly led an eight-year-old boy called Jan Ahmad (also known as Ahmad) onto the site of a partially built building in Shahriar, a city south-west of the capital, Tehran, where Ali allegedly sexually assaulted him before killing him.
25 Ashkan 16   Branch 122, Special Court for Children, 26/October/2003    
26 Ali Alijan 17 Tehran Branch 71 Tehran General Court   Ali Alijan was taken to be executed on 20 September 2006 for a crime committed when he was under the age of 18. He was taken to the gallows and had the noose tied around his neck. At the last minute, the family of his victim halted the Ali Alijan was sentenced to qesas for the murder of a young man called Behrooz in March 2004. During his trial before Branch 71 of Tehran Province Criminal Court, he insisted that the killing was not premeditated execution.
27 Bahador Khaleqi 16 Kurdistan Branch 1, Saqez Public Court, 21/June/2005 Branch 27, Supreme Court, 13/March/2005 Bahador Khaleqi was sentenced to qesas on 31 June 2005 by Branch 1 of Saqqez General Court for a killing committed when he was 16. The sentence was confirmed on 13 March 2006 by Branch 27 of the Supreme Court. According to details given in the verdict, on 7 May 2005 Bahador Khaleqi and some friends were involved in a drunken fight with another group during which someone was killed.
28 Bahman Salimian 15 Isfahan     Bahman Soleimanian is accused of killing his grandmother in 1996 at the age of 15. Although Bahman was initially sentenced to imprisonment and payment of retribution, however after appeal by the victim's kins, Bahman is sentenced to death and he is anticipated to be exectued after 12 years. Bahman is now 27 years old is kept in Isfahan prison. According to Bahman's attorney, Bahman suffered from mental problems and he was not in normal state of mind at the time of murder and he even attempted to committed suicide shortly after he realized what he had done.
29 Behnoud Shojaee 17 Tehran Branch 74, Tehran General Court, 2/Oct/06 Branch 33, Supreme Court, 30/June/07 On 18 June 2005, Behnoud Shojaee, then aged 17, intervened to stop a fight between his friend Hesam and another boy named Omid in Park-e-Vanak in Tehran. Behnoud Shojaee managed to separate the two boys but Omid swore at him, started a fight and threatened him with a knife. During the fight Behnoud Shojaee picked a shard of glass and stabbed Omid once in the chest, before fleeing the scene.
Behnoud Shojaee was sentenced to qesas (retribution) by Branch 74 of the Criminal Court in Tehran on 2 October 2006. During his trial, Behnoud Shojaee was not afforded legal representation and was therefore made to write a request for re-examination and re-trial of his case himself. According to his lawyer who recently took up his case, Behnoud Shojaee maintained throughout his trial that he only stabbed Omid once even though the coroner's report stated that the victim died as a result of sustaining several injuries. His claims were never investigated and Behnoud Shojaee's sentence was nevertheless confirmed by Branch 33 of the Supreme Court on 30 June 2007
30 Benyamin Rasouli 16 Karaj Branch 74, Tehran Penal Court Supreme Court, October 2005 Benyamin Rasouli was sentenced to death for an alleged murder at the age of 16. Benyamin who was unable to obtain pardon from victim's family is kept in ward 4 of Rajaishahr prison in city of Karaj and after 5 years imprisonment faces execution.
31 Fada   Tehran Branch 71, Tehran Children's Court, 5/March/2006    
32 Faramarz   Faramarz Branch 71, Tehran Penal Court, 2006 Branch 28, Supreme Court, September 2007  
33 Farhad   Tehran Branch 1157, Tehran Criminal Court    
34 Farshad Sa'eedi 17        
35 Farzad 15        
36 Fazlorahman Jahraz 16        
37 Feyz Mohammad, 16 (Afghanistan Citizen) 16 Karaj Branch 122, Karaj Children's Court, September 2004   Feiz Mohammad, who is from neighboring Afghanistan, was tried and sentenced to death by judge Loqham Kia Pasha in Branch 122 of the Special Juvenile Court of Karaj, 40 kilometers west of the capital, Tehran. Mohammad was accused of stealing seven kilograms of pure morphine from his employer, a ranch owner, and giving it to a group of Afghan immigrants distributing drugs. He faced no other charges.
38 Feyzollah Soltani   Yazd Yazd revolutionary Court   He was sentenced to death by a Revolutionary Court in Yazd for carrying and supplying drugs, and drug addiction
39 Gholamnabi Barahouti 16 Yazd Branch 10, Yazd Pubic Court, case # 2067, 6/February/2003 Branch 27, Supreme Court, case # 89 From Yazd, was sentenced to qesas for murder and theft, committed when he was 16, by Branch 10 of Yazd General Court on 6 February 2003. The sentence was upheld by Branch 27 of the Supreme Court.
40 Habib Afsar 15 Qom case # 1126-83 T, Qom Criminal Court   From Qom, was sentenced to qesas for a murder committed when he was 15.
41 Hajer 16 Karaj Branch 122, Karaj Children's Court, January 2006    
42 Halat          
43 Hamed 15       Hamed was sentenced to death in May 2007 for killing a neighbor at the age of 15. In his court testimony, he said he tricked the neighbour into giving him money, believing that Hamed meant to give it to his father. Later when the victim understood that Hamed had lied, they got into a fight, where Hamed stabbed the man. During his court testimony Hamed stated that he did not intend to kill, and asked forgiveness of the victim's family. Although the two sons of the victim did not want Hamed to be executed, his 4 daughters demanded his death penalty. Thereafter the 5 judges unanimously confirmed the death penalty
44 Hamed Pour-Heydari          
45 Hamid 17 Isfahan Branch 17, Isfahan Penal Court    
46 Hamid 17 Shahriar Branch 71, Tehran Penal Court, October 2005   Hamid (surname unknown) was sentenced to qesas for murder by Branch 71 of Tehran Province General Court in October 2005. The crime was committed on 27 July 2004, when Hamid was 17 years old. According to reports, Hamid stabbed a man, Davood Karimi, during a scuffle with several men over an incident that had taken place earlier that day. He confessed to police, stating that he had stabbed Davood Karimi because he was surrounded by several men who were attacking him, but that he had not intended to kill him. The family of the victim asked to exercise their right to retribution and called for the execution to be carried out. No further details about the case are known. From Shahriar - Sentenced by Branch 71, Tehran Penal Court - October 2005-
47 Hamid Reza 14 Gorgan     Hamid Reza from Gorgan. 14 when allegedly committed murder. Arrested 2 hours after the crime.
48 Hamzeh Setani 17       He was sentenced to qesas for the murder of his 20-year-old friend, Mehdi, when he was only 17. During a quarrel with Mehdi, he stabbed him and he died seven months later in a hospital in Tehran Note: a youth called Hamzeh was pardoned in exchange for diyeh in 2007 but not clear if it was the same person
49 Hani Momeni Yasaghi   Golestan Province Public Court of Gorgan, 20/November/2004 Branch 26, 9/March/2005  
50 Hassan   Tehran Branch 1156, Tehran Besat Judicial Complex    
51 Hedayat Niroumand 14 or 15   Dec-06   Hedayat Niroumand from Qarni village was reported to have been sentenced to qesas in December 2006 for killing his father. Hedayat Niroumand had reportedly been arrested six months earlier – in around June 2006.
52 Hojjat Haydari 15 Shiraz Branch 109 General Court Shiraz    
53 Hossein 17 Tehran   Branch 31 Tehran Supreme Court/ Sepetember 2008 Hossein is sentenced to death for allegedly killing 30 year old Ali by a fruit knife during a group street fight on November 9, 2006. His sentence was approved on by Branch 31 of Iran's supreme court. Hoseein claims that his confession was obtained under pressure and was not guilty, although fe witnesses in court have testified against him.
54 Hossein   Tehran Branch 37, Tehran Public Court, 11/April/1998    
55 Hossein Azad         Hossein Azad is among juveniles who are represented by attorney Mostafaei. It is not confirmed if he is the same as other two Hosssin's (no last name) listed above.
56 Hossein Haghi 17 Tehran Branch 74, Tehran General Court 5/Feb/2004 Branch 33 Supreme Court 25/June/2004 On 12 August 2003, Hossein Haghi, then aged 16, and his friend, known as Amrollah T, intervened to stop a fight between a friend of theirs and another boy, Mehdi Khalili. A number of others were also involved in the fight. According to his testimony, Hossein Haghi was held from behind, and Mehdi Khalili started hitting him. Hossein Haghi was able to free his hands, and retrieved a knife from his pocket to defend himself. Mehdi Khalili was killed by a knife wound to the chest. Upon his arrest, Hossein Haghi admitted to holding a knife and striking Mehdi Khalili to scare him away. However during his trial, Hossein Haghi denied stabbing Mehdi Khalili to death. On 8 February 2004 Hossein Haghi was sentenced to qesas (retribution) by Branch 74 of the Criminal Court. On 25 June 2004, the Supreme Court upheld his sentence. Hossein Haghi's defence lawyer lodged a petition demanding a review of the case. Though the petition was rejected, the case was re-examined, and has now been referred to Branch 33 of the Supreme Court by the Head of the Judiciary.
57 Hossein Toranj 17 Tehran Branch 74,  June 2008 Tehran General Court Branch 27, Tehran Superior Court
 Nov. 2008		 Hossein who is known for good recitation of Quran got involved in group fight to defend his brother in August 2003 at the age of 17. He later was found guilty of causing the death by knife stab of one of those involved in the fight.   Hossein's file was sent back to Tehran's Superior Court review where his death sentence was confirmed in November 2008. According to Hossein’s lawyer, the murder was an accident and he was acting in self defence.  http://scenews.blog.com/4163641/
58 Iman Nabavi   Semnan   Branch 4, case # 15-471/85  
59 Iman Shirvani         Iman Shirvani is among juveniles represented by attorney Mohamamd Mostafaei.
60 Javad J.   Tehran Branch 1602, Tehran Criminal Court    
61 Javid 17        
62 Kamal 17 Tehran Branch 71, Tehran General Court, 12/April/2008 Branch 33, Supreme Court August 6, 2008 A court in Tehran has sentenced a minor offender to death, reported the state run news agency ISCANEWS. He is identified as Kamal (17) and is charged for murdering Shahin (24) one year ago, (10 April 2007) according to the report. It is not clear whether Kamal was 17 at the time of the alleged crime or he is 17 years old now.
63 Khodamorad Shahemzadeh 17 Sistan Baluchistan      
64 Khosrow 16 Tehran Branch 74, Tehran General Court November 2007   Khosrow aged 16 sentenced to death for the murder of 20 year -old roomate Amin on 12 July 2007-- Sentenced Branch 74 Tehran General Court in November 2007
65 Mahmoud 17        
66 Majid Afshari   Tehran Branch 1603, Tehran Criminal Court Supreme Court, May 1999  
67 Masoud Kafshir 17        
68 Mehdi 16 Tehran Branch 71, Tehran Children's Court, 5/March/2006 Supreme Court, 30/May/2006 A criminal court in Robat-e Karim sentenced Mehdi (surname unknown) to qesas in March 2006 for killing a boy, Hamid, according to Hamshahri newspaper. His brother Morteza was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for complicity in murder. According to the report, Mehdi stabbed Hamid with a knife during a fight in a park in Robat Karim, killing him. At the time of the trial, Mehdi was 18 and Morteza was 21. The incident had happened two years earlier, when Mehdi would have been 16. Hamshahri reported that Mehdi accepted the charge of intentional murder and that the mother of the victim had asked the court for a qesas sentence. Branch 71, Tehran Children's Court,
69 Mehdi Azimi          
70 Mehdi Ghandali   Semnan Samnan Penal Court Branch 4 , 16/June/2006  
71 Mehdi Bakhtiari   Tehran Branch 74,Tehran Children's Court Branch 27, Supreme Court, November 2004  
72 Mehdi Pouran 17 Tabriz 20 July 2008, 2nd branch of Penal court of Tabriz   17 year old Mehdi Pouran along with 3 other young boys (Hamid Taaghi, Ebrahim Hamidi, Mohammad Rezai) were sentenced to death for alleged homosexual act in May 2008. All 4 boys have denied the charge by the plaintiffs and claim that they have made up the story because of the argument that had after they got in to fight with the boys because the plaintiffs were vandalizing the agricultural land of Mohammad Rezai's father. According to the boys later the local police in few occasions tried to obtain their confession by beating and torture which they still refused. The boys who were released on bail after one month imprisonment appeared at the 2nd branch of Penal court of Northern city of Tabriz in Eastern Azerbaijan province. According to their new attorney, Mohammad Mostafaei, three family members of the complainant falsely testified in the court. The death sentences were ordered on July 20, 2008 by the Islamic judges based on Iran's Sharia Law which allows such sentencing without sufficient proof or witnesses but only based on "'Judges understanding" (Elme Ghazi) of the case!
73 Mehdi Riyahi         Mehdi Royahi is among juveniles represented by attorney Mohammad Mostafaei.
74 Mehran 17 Karaj Branch 77, Tehran Children's Court Supreme Court, 30/May/2006  
75 Mehyar 17 Tehran Branch 2106 Tehran Children's Court,   Mehyar (surname unknown) was arrested in December 1999 for the murder of a 58-year-old woman in her home during a burglary. He was sentenced to qesas by Branch 2106 of Tehran General Court. He also received a sentence of flogging for possession of alcoholic drinks, and three years' imprisonment for theft. It is common in Iran that people sentenced to prison terms in addition to the death penalty serve some or all of their prison sentence before execution.
76 Mehyar Haghgoo 17 Rasht Branch 102, Rasht Penal Court Supreme Court 22 Sep 2008 Mehyar is accused of killing his abusive and alcoholic father. According to the report at the time of alleged murder , Mehyar's father was beating up his mother. Mehyar seem to have suffered from temporary insanity at the time. Mehyar's mother is jointly accused of murder of her husband. Mehyar Haghgoo's death sentence was issued by a court in the city of Rasht and approved by Iran' supreme court.
77 Mehyar Anvari 17 Golestan Branch 3 or 6, Khoramabad Public Court, 13/June/2004 case #690, Branch 27, Supreme Court from Golestan, was sentenced to qesas for a murder committed when he was 17, by Branch 3 of Khorramabad General Court. The sentence was confirmed by Branch 27 of the Supreme Court.
78 Mehyar Zamani 16 Gilan Branch 102, Rasht Children's Court    
79 Milad Bakhtiari 16 or 17 Tehran case # 2106, Tehran Children's Court, August 2002    
80 Mohammad Ahmadi 16 Ghazvin      
81 Mohammad Fadaee 17 Karaj Branch 71, Tehran Criminal Court, March 12 2005   Mohammad Feda'i attended a snooker club with his friends in Robat Karim, a town near the city of Karaj, in Tehran province, when one of his friends was involved in a fight with a group of about 17 young men. According to his testimony, Mohammad Feda'i tried to break up the fight, but a boy named Said started to hit him with a piece of wood. Mohammad Feda'i, who was holding a knife handed to him by one of his friends, then, according to his account, fell over. As Said was about to hit him again, he fatally stabbed Said once in self defence. Said was transferred to hospital, where died three hours later.The case went before Branch 71 of the Tehran Criminal Court and Mohammad Feda'i was sentenced to qesas (retribution) for the murder of Said on 12 March 2005. Although the five sentencing judges in his case found Mohammad Feda'i guilty, they also acknowledged in their written verdict that the stabbing was an act of self-defence and that he had not been adequately represented at his trial, as his first legal representative was not an accredited lawyer, and two lawyers hired later had only submitted one written defence statement to the court during his trial. Nevertheless, the death sentence against Mohammad Feda'i was upheld by Branch 27 of the Supreme Court, and has been approved by the Head of the Judiciary. Mohammad Feda'i had been due to be executed on 18 April 2007. However, the execution was stayed on the basis of the inadequate legal representation during his trial. A subsequent request to the Attorney General for a retrial was rejected, and a new execution date was set.
82 Mohammad Ghos 17 Khorasan Court in Mashhad   Mohammad Ghos (son of Mohmmad Sharif) is an Afghan boy who is facing execution in Iran. Mohammad was arrested at the age of 17 in Iran and charged with smuggling narcotics. Mohammad was arrested in Havai circle of the city of Mashhad in Eastern part of Iran. He was charged with carrying 820 grams of crystal meth which he had swallowed before crossing the Iranian border with a false passport. Mohammad was from the village of Faghedan near the city of Harat in Afghanistan. Mohammad was sentenced to death by a court in Mashad, Iran and he is presently kept in Vakilabad prison.
83 Mohammad Jahedi 16 Fasa Branch 4, Fasa Public Court, 25/December/2003 Branch 27, Supreme Court Mohammad Jahedi is sentenced to death for a murder committed when he was 16. He has spent 5 years in the Adel Abad prison of the central city of Shiraz.
84 Mohammad Jamali Paghale 15       Mohammad Jamali Paghale was 15 when he allegedly killed his friend. He was initially sentenced to five years' imprisonment by a children's court. However, the Supreme Court overturned this and issued a death sentence.
85 Mohammad M.   Shiraz Shiraz Criminal Court, 2004 Supreme Court  
86 Mohammad Mavari 16 Golestan Province Branch 2, Kerdkoori Public Court, 18/August/2000 Branch 40, case # 40/28  
87 Mohammad Rasouli         Mohammad Rasouli is among juveniles who are represented by Attorney Mohammad Mostafaei
88 Mohammadreza   Tehran case # 1602, Tehran Criminal Court Branch 33, 30/September/2002  
89 Mohammadreza Haddadi 16 Shiraz   Branch 42, Supreme Court Mohammadreza Haddadi was sentenced to death by hanging for an alleged murder of an old man at the age of 15. Mohammadreza is now 18 years old and is kept at the Adelabad prison in the central city of Shiraz, Iran. His appeal has been denied by the superior court and the file has been sent to the division of enforcement of verdicts and awaiting the final execution permit by Ayatollah Shahrudi, the head of Iran's judiciary.
90 Mohammdshah Ghaderi   Tehran Branch 1608, Tehran Criminal Court, June 1999    
91 Mohammad (Alias: Seyfollah)   Tehran Branch 71, Tehran'S Children's Court, 23/Jan/2006    
92 Mojtaba 17 Tehran case # 1188 , Tehran Children's Court, August 2003    
93 Morteza 17 Tehran Branch 74, Tehran Penal Court    
94 Morteza Feizi 16 or 17        
95 Mosleh Zamani 17   2006 Branch 27, Supreme Court July 2007 Mosleh Zamani, who was sentenced to death in 2006, is now is facing imminent execution. His sentence was upheld by Iran's Supreme Court in early July. His sentence, which was delivered on 17 July to judicial authorities charged with carrying out verdicts, could be carried out at any time. He is held in Sanandaj.He was reportedly found guilty of abducting a woman some 10 years older than him, with whom he was allegedly having a relationship, and forcing her to have sex with him. There are conflicting reports as to whether Mosleh Zamani was aged 17 or 18 at the time the alleged abduction took place.
96 Mostafa 16 Tehran Branch 74, Tehran Criminal Court , 2005 Branch 33, Supreme Court, August 2005 Mostafa (surname unknown) was convicted in around August 2005 of killing an intoxicated man in the Pars district of Tehran. According to the report, Mostafa was 16 years old at the time and had been try