Hinrichtungen im Iran hat kein Ende!!

Press Release 2
For Immediate Release
3 February 2003

Four men publicly hanged in Iran
Two others sentenced to execution instead of stoning to death

Four young men, Mohammad Saadat Fath, Nader Ebrahimi, Ali Farsameh and Davoud Jafari were publicly hanged in
Arak, western Iran on 30 January 2003. They were accused of 'raping people's honour'. There has also been a news
report that a young woman and man who have been accused of 'adultery' and 'murder' are to be executed in Karaj
rather than stoned to death. This is the first case of an alternative form of execution since stoning to death was
temporarily suspended by the Islamic regime in Iran due to international pressure.

Numerous women, men and youth are currently awaiting execution. At a time of escalating public protest against the
government, the Islamic regime has stepped up executions in the public arena to intimidate the population at large. The
Campaign against Executions in Iran unequivocally condemns the Islamic regime of Iran for these hangings and execution
sentences. International public pressure can and must remove this brutal means at the Islamic regime's disposal and impel
it to immediately stop all executions.

The Campaign against Executions in Iran unequivocally opposes capital punishment in all instances and calls for its
abolition in all countries. The Campaign aims to:
* mobilise international protest against and condemnation of executions in Iran
* galvanise public pressure against the Islamic regime in Iran and its Western government supporters
* save the lives of those under execution sentences
* stop executions in Iran