At Least One Prisoner Hanged at Dizel Abad Prison

May 26, 2017, 10:31 a.m.

Iran Human Rights (MAY 26 2017): At least one prisoner was hanged at Kermanshah's Dizel Abad Prison on Tuesday May 23 on murder charges. 

According to close sources, the prisoner's name is Mehran Ashrafi and he was in prison since his arrest in  2012.

Iranian official sources, including the media and the Judiciary, have not announced Mehran Ashrafi's execution. 

Another execution was reported at Dizel Abad Prison. According to close sources, the execution was carried out on Thursday May 25. The prisoner has been identified as Mehrdad Asgari, hanged on drug related charges.