July 18, 2026

SCE News Archive 2009 – 2016

  • “Behnood was hanged in front of my eyes”

    (PERSIAN) By Mohannad Mostafaei (Behnood Shojaee’s Attorney)I waited all day for the time to come to go to Evin. I met Koohyar and we went to Evin at about 2.30 AM. By the time we arrived, a crowd of almost 200 people (photos) had already gathered in front of the gate. Many activists and mourning…

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  • Behnood Shojaee is executed

    Behnood Shojaei is executed in Iran on “International Day Against the Death Penalty” October 10th 2009 I lie awake in bed. Tossing and turning thinking of his face. I have just found out the devastating news of the loss of one of our children: Behnood Shojaei. He is one of 160 children whose lives we…

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  • Behnood Shjaei and Safar Angooti to be executed 11 and 21 of October

    Two more juveniles: Behnood Shojaee and Safar Angooti are scheduled to to be executed in Iran. (to read more about their case visit the execution row) Behnood had allegedly killed a boy during a street fight in Tehran when he was 17 years old. He has been in prison for the last 4 years and…

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  • Letter to new head of Judiciary in Iran

    Mohammad Mostafaei (attorney) (Persian) In the next following days a few of my clients who had committed criminal acts when they were minors will be sent to the gallows. I have written a letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary and asked for a stay of execution. The situation is critical and their execution is…

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  • Letter to new head of Judiciary in Iran

    Mohammad Mostafaei (attorney)  (Persian) In the next following days a few of my clients who had committed criminal acts when they were minors will be sent to the gallows. I have written a letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary and asked for a stay of execution. The situation is critical and their execution is…

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  • Abbas Hosseini receives stay of execution

    Today, SCE was informed of Abbas Hosseini’s stay of execution. No new execution has been set. We would like to thank our members for their immediate actions and we will keep you aprised of any new developments.

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  • URGENT: Juvenile execution tomorrow

    URGENT: Abbas Hosseini to be executed tomorrow! 4 October 2009, 09:08AM The execution of Afghan national Abbas Hosseini in Iran on 5 October for a murder he is accused of committing when he was only 17 must be stopped, Amnesty International warned on 2 October.

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  • Letter to head of judiciary نامه به ریاست قوه قضاییه

    Iranian Attorney Mohammad Mostafaei in a letter to the new head of Iran’s judiciary requested an end to child executions. Mr. Mostafaei represents 36 juveniles on the execution row. محمد مصطفایی در روزهای آینده قرار است چند نفر از موکلین اینجانب که در سن کمتر از ۱۸ سال مرتکب جرم شده بودند به پای چونه…

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  • Dalai Lama supports movement for freedom & Human rights in Iran

    Human Rights and Freedom go hand in hand for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Nazanin Afshin-Jam                 Photo credit: Samantha J Walker On Sunday September 27th 2009, I had the opportunity to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Vancouver Peace Summit put on by the…

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  • Another Youth on the Verge of Execution

    Hossein Alipour, born on June 28, 1989, is being held in Lakan Prison in the city of Rasht for a murder he committed when he was 16 years old.  Once Hossein’s sentencing is confirmed, he will be put to death.  Around dusk on September 10, 2005, Mr. Alipour, accompanied by one of his friends, Mehdi…

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  • Nazanin’s TV interview (VOA Persian)

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  • Stop Child Executions

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