Three Prisoners Hanged in Western Iran

At least 70 executions have been reported so far in 2015 in Iran. Iran Human Rights, January 27, 2015: Three prisoners were hanged in Hamadan (western Iran) reported the official website of Iranian Judiciary in Hamadan. The prisoners who were not identified by name, were convicted of rape, said the report. The executions were carried out yesterday morning 26. January. According to reports by Iran Human Rights (IHR) at least 70 people have been executed so far in January 2015 in Iran. 25 of the executions have been reported by official Iranian sources.