IRAN: One public hanging in southwestern town of Khoramshahr and five executions in the prison of Kerman
Iran Human Rights, April 19: One man was hanged in public in the town of Khoramshahr, in the southwest Iranian province of Khuzestan, according to the official website of the Khuzestan judiciary.
The man was identified as Torab A. (age unknown) and was convicted of drug trafficking according to the report.
According to the report, the public hanging took place in the "Ashayer" square of Khoramshahr on Wednesday April 14.
On the same day three other men were hanged in public in the northern city of Babolsar.
On April 13. another man was hanged in public in the town of Mahshahr (also in Khuzestan province), convicted of armed robbery, while his partner was punished with amputation of one hand and one foot.
Iranian authorities have increased the number of public executions since March 2010. Most of the public executions have taken place in the southwestern province of Khuzestan.
According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Kerman, five men were hanged in the prison of this city. The exact date of the executions wasn’t mentioned but the report was published on Saturday April 17.
The five men who were hanged were identified as:
Mehdi N convicted of drug trafficking, armed robbery and kidnapping
Feizollah B, Nazar B., and Gholam H. convicted of drug trafficking
Hossein S convicted of rape
Since April 8., at least 23 people have been reported to be executed in Iran. Seven of these people have been hanged in public.
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