Gohardasht Prison Carries Out Executions
by Jolie Kavar Gohardasht Prison carries out executions, at least 30 in August. One Human Rights organization summed it up as ‘one execution every day.’ The No to execution and prison organization reminds that Iran holds the highest number of executions. This is compared to the number of citizens it executes compared to other countries in the world. Recently in Gohardasht prison, some ten prisoners have been sent to solitary confinements in order to be executed. It’s known by Iranian Human Rights’ experts that Iran executes in secret. More than a third of those executed have been carried out secretly. Some of these executions inside prison have not been announced by government media. Still, the highest number of executions count up for Rajaishahr Prison. This prison is also known as Gohardasht. It’s located in the city of Karaj approximately 20 km west of Tehran. Since yesterday ten Rajaishahr prisoners on the death row ...