Execution of Six Prisoners in Iran

According to a report by ISNA, on the morning of Saturday, August 18, six prisoners were executed at Mashhad Prison. The prisoners, whose identities have not been mentioned, were sentenced to death on the charge of “armed robbery”.

According to the report, the defendants attacked a car that was carrying jewellery and stole one kilogram of jewellery. They also committed an armed robbery in October 2015.

The report doesn’t mention whether anyone has been injured.

According to confirmed reports by Iran Human Rights (IHR), at least 36 people were executed in different Iranian cities in the month of July.