Three Unidentified Men Hanged in Northeastern Iran on Drug Charges

7 Jun 16

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Three Unidentified Men Hanged in Northeastern Iran on Drug Charges

Iran Human Rights (June 7 2016): Three unidentified male prisoners with drug related charges were reportedly hanged at Vakilabad, Mashhad's central prison (Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran).

According to a report by the Iranian state-run news agency, Rokna, the executions were carried out on the morning of Monday June 6. The report does not mention the names of the prisoners, but their ages were listed as 30, 35, and 40.

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