A man and a woman were executed in two different Iranian prisons on murder charges.
Iran Human Rights (SEPT 21 2017): A man was reportedly hanged at Mashhad Central Prison on murder charges, and a woman was reportedly hanged at Zanjan Central Prison on murder charges.
According to the state-run news agency, Khorassan News, the prisoner at Mashhad Central Prison, was executed on the morning of Monday September 18. The report did not identify the name of the prisoner, but identified his age as 29.
According to the state-run news agency, Mehr News, the execution at Zanjan Central Prison was carried out on Tuesday September 19. The woman was identified only by the initials N.A.