Five people were hanged in the northeastern Iran

Iran Human Rights, April 10: Five people were hanged in Mashad (northeastern Iran) according to the reports.

According to the state run Iranian news agency ISNA, five people were hanged in the prison of Mashad early Thursday morning (April 8.). None of the five were identified by their names and they were all convicted of drug trafficking according to the report.

Iran Human Rights can not verify the charges mentioned in the report.