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One Person’s Story

Yunes Bapiri

About

Age: 25
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Presumed Muslim
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: December 7, 2013
Location of Killing: Central Prison (Darya), Orumieh, Azarbaijan-e Gharbi Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Murder

About this Case

News of the execution of Mr. Yunes Bapiri was published on the website of Kurdpa (Kurdistan Press Agency) on December 7, 2013. He was a 25-year-old Kurdish man from Bukan in Azerbaijan-e Gharbi.  

Arrest and detention

Mr. Bapiri was arrested in Bukan when he was 19 years old. He was detained for six years. The circumstances of his arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

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

Charges

The charge brought against Mr. Bapiri was announced as “murder.” No further information is available on his charges.

The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial.  

Evidence of guilt

The report of this execution did not provide any specific information on the evidence presented against Mr. Bapiri.

Defense

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

Judgment

A court condemned Mr. Yunes Bapiri to death. He was hanged at Orumieh Central Prison on December 7, 2013. No specific information is available about this execution.

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