Iran: Young Prisoner Executed on Murder Charges
17 Apr 17
Iran Human Rights (APR 17 2017): A prisoner was reportedly executed at Mashhad Central Prison on the morning of Sunday April 16.
The Iranian state news agency "Khorassan" has announced the prisoner as a 22-year-old man by the name of Meghdad.
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