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Iran Executions: Man Hanged at Salmas Prison

30 Sep 19
Iran Executions: Man Hanged at Salmas Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR); September 30, 2019: A man was hanged at the Iranian city of Salmas, West Azerbaijan province, last Thursday.

According to IHR sources, on the morning of September 26, a prisoner was hanged at the prison of Salmas city, West Azerbaijan province. 

“He was arrested six years ago for killing his cousin over farm-land and water dispute,” a well-informed source told IHR. 

Out of the 110 people who were executed in the first half of 2019, 83 were sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for murder.