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Four Prisoners Executed in Iran

25 Oct 16
Four Prisoners Executed in Iran

Iran Human Rights (October 25 2016): Two prisoners with drug related charges were reportedly hanged at Salmas Prison (West Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran) and two prisoners with murder charges were reportedly hanged at Sepidar Ahwaz Prison (Khuzestan province, western Iran).

According a report by the the state-run news site, Rokna, two brothers charged with murder were hanged at Sepidar Ahwaz Prison on the morning of Monday October 24. The report identifies the prisoners as "Hassan" and "Mohsen".

According to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network and information received by Iran Human Rights, two prisoners, identified as Bakhtiar Khaledi and Shoresh Mizrapour, were hanged at Salmas Prison on Monday October 24 for alleged drug related offenses.