About minors on death row

Saeed Kamberzai (also reported as Sa'd Qanbar Zahi) is 17 years old and he is facing imminent execution for conspiracy against the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is reported that he is in imminent danger of being executed by hanging in Zahedan, Iran. He was charged with allegations of being involved in outlawed activities.  His execution verdict was given at a summary trial.

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Shahram Pourmansouri was sentenced to death for attempted hijacking of an aircraft in 2001 when aged 17.

Hedayat Niroumand
In December 2006, Hedayat Niroumand , a 15 year old Kurdish boy, was sentenced to death. The boy is accused of killing his father. The verdict will be implemented when he turns 18.

Sources:

Kurdistan Observer
Kurdistan human right defense organization

Ali Mahin Torabi
Ali was sentenced for murdering another youth, Mazdak Khodadadian, during an argument in 2003, when he was 16 years old. According to Ali's testimony, he did not know Mazdak had been stabbed until he heard shouting from the crowd that had gathered around them. There is no new information on Ali, however we are calling for the Iranian government to release details of his trial and to commute his death sentence

Hamid (17 years old at time of alleged crime)
Newspaper report in Farsi (English translation coming soon)

Mahiar
Newspaper report in Farsi (English translation coming soon)

Abbass Hosseini and Rasoul Mohammadi
Abbass was sentenced to death for murdering a man in what he claims was self-defence. Rasoul was sentenced with his father for a number of crimes they committed together. Both Abbass and Rasoul have received stays of execution, however Rasoul's father was still publicly executed. In neither case have the Iranian authorities ruled out setting a new date for execution.

Mohammad Mousavi
He is now 19 years old and was sentenced to death for a murder allegedly committed when he was 16. The sentence has been upheld by the Supreme Court and it is feared that he is at risk of execution.

Mehdi

Hamid Reza
He is reported to be at risk of execution for a murder allegedly committed when he was 14 years old.

Ne'mat

Vahid
Vahid was sentenced to death for the murder of a friend he alleges tried to sexually abuse him. There is no further information available on Vahid's case, however we are calling on the Iranian government to release information about his trial and to commute his death sentence.

At least 16 other child offenders reportedly remain on death row in Iran. Their names, and ages (where known) at the times of their alleged crimes are as follows:

2.  Beniamin Rasouli, 17
3.  Hossein Toranj, 17
4.  Hossein Haghi, 17
5.  Morteza Feizi, 16
6.  Sa’eed Jazee, 17
7.  Milad Bakhtiari, 16
8.  Farshad Sa’eedi, 17
9.  Mostafa, 16
10.  Mahmoud, 17
11. Saber
12. Sajjad, 17
13. Farzad, 15
14. Hossein Gharabaghloo, 16
15. Asghar, 16
16. Iman, 17
17. Hamzeh S, 17