Two Prisoners Hanged in Southern Iran

According to the human rights news agency, HRANA, one of the prisoners, identified as "Hadi Shekasteh", was hanged at Adel Abad Prisoner on drug charges. According to the Baloch Activists Campaign, the other prisoner's name is "Moslem Mahmoud Zehi Khash". It is not known at this time what charge Mr. Zehi Khash was sentenced to death for and whether he was executed in a prison or in public. Iranian official sources, including Iranian state run media and the Judiciary, have been silent on these two executions.

Iranian authorities have ramped up the number of executions in the lead up to Ramadan.