Three Prisoners Hanged: Two in North, One in Central Iran

According to the human rights news group, HRANA, two prisoners were executed at Gorgan Central Prison on Sunday November 8. According to the Baluchi Activists Campaign, one prisoner was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison on Monday November 9. All three prisoners were reportedly executed on drug related charges.

The prisoners hanged on Sunday have been identified as: Mohammad Barani, 39 years old, and Mokhtar Khoojamaly, 33 years old. The prisoner hanged on Monday has been identified as: Barkat Malekraeesi, held in prison for seven years before his execution.

Official Iranian sources have been silent on these three executions; however, on Sunday, the official website of Golestan's Judiciary reported that two unidentified prisoners were hanged in public on rape charges.

Iran Human Rights is greatly concerned with the lack of transparency of executions and convictions in Iran and fears the real number of prisoners who have been hanged is much higher than what has been reported by human rights groups.