04 July 2013 :
21 prisoners were hanged in the Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj (west of Tehran), according to reliable sources that Iran Human Rights (IHR) has been in contact with.17 of the prisoners belonged to the Ghezel Hesar prison while 4 prisoners had been transferred from other prisons to Ghezel Hesar for implementation of the execution. One of the prisoners transferred from Rajai Shahr Prison was identified as "Mohsen Jahanbakhsh" born in 1977. Mr. Jahanbakhsh was sentenced to death by the judge Salavati, convicted of Moharebeh (war against God) for participation in armed robbery. His family were not informed about the execution and they were not given the opportunity of visiting him for the last time.
Identities of the other 20 prisoners are not known at the present moment but it has been reported that most of them were convicted of "Moharebeh", "corruption on earth" and drug related charges.
(Sources: Iran Human Rights, 03/07/2013)