Two Prisoners hanged in Iran

Two prisoners were hanged in two different Iranian prisons last Wednesday  17. December. Iran Human Rights, December 23, 2014: A 26 year old man was hanged in the prison of Mashhad (Northeastern Iran). The man who was not identified by name, was convicted of murdering his brother in law, reported the Iranian state media. The execution took place in the prison of Mashhad, in the presence of the judges and prison officials. The report didn't mention whether the family of the murder victim were present, as they normally do. Another prisoner identified as "A.B." was hanged in the prison of Qazvin (Western Iran), reported the news website Asr-e-no.