One Prisoner Hanged in Southern Iran

Iran Human Rights, June 5, 2014: One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Bandar Abbas (Southern Iran) reported the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Hormozgan Province. According to the report, the prisoner who was identified as "M. H." was charged with murder and sentenced to qisas (retribution by kind). The execution was carried out inside the prison of Bandar Abbas on Monday June 2. According to the reports collected by Iran Human Rights (IHR) more than 320 prisoners have been executed in the first five months of 2014.