Northern Iran: Two Prisoners Hanged on Drug Charges

According to a report by the unnoficial human rights news agency, HRANA, the prisoner at Gorgan was sentenced to death for "Trafficking and possession of narcotics". The report identifies the prisoner as Hamidreza Roustasefat, 43 years old. Mr. Roustasefat was reportedly detained in prison for five years before he was transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for his execution.

According to a report by the unofficial human rights news agency, the Kurdistan Human Rights Network, the prisoner hanged at Solmas was Aydin Teimourzadeh, sentenced to death on drug related charges. The report says Mr. Teimourzadeh was detained in prison for seven years before his execution.