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One Person’s Story

Majid Afshari

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: July 23, 2000
Location of Killing: Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder
Age at time of alleged offense: 20

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Majid Afshari, along with two others, was published on the website of Iran Mania on July 24, 2000, quoting the Khorasan newspaper. His case was related to the murder of his 18-year-old friend by blows of a knife in 1997.

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of Mr. Afshari’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

No information is available on Mr. Afshari’s trial.

Charges

The charge brought against Mr. Afshari was announced as “murder.”

The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial.  International human rights organizations have drawn attention to reports indicating that the Islamic Republic authorities have brought trumped-up charges, including drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences, against their opponents (including political, civil society activists, as well as unionists and ethnic and religious minorities). Each year Iranian authorities sentence to death hundreds of alleged common criminals, following judicial processes that fail to meet international standards. The exact number of people convicted and executed based on trumped-up charges is unknown.

Evidence of guilt

The evidence presented against Mr. Afshari was his “confession during the police interrogation in Tehran.”

International human rights organizations have repeatedly condemned the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for its systematic use of severe torture and solitary confinement to obtain confessions from detainees and have questioned the authenticity of confessions obtained under duress.

Defense

No information is available on Mr. Afshari’s defense.

Judgment

Mr. Majid Afshari was hanged, along with two others, at a prison in Tehran on July 23, 2000. 

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