Three people were hanged in the prison of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran

Iran Human Rights, July 27: Three people were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz (southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan) yesterday morning, reported the official site of the judiciary in Khuzestan.

All the three were convicted of drug trafficking and identified by their initials as "A. A." convicted of keeping 80 grams of crack, "S. Z." convicted of keeping 335 grams of heroin and "S. M." for keeping 43 grams of heroin.

No independent sources has confirmed the charges mentioned above.