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Three prisoners were executed in Iran today- 58 executions in 7 days in Iran

22 May 12
Three prisoners were executed in Iran today- 58 executions in 7 days in Iran

Iran Human Rights, May 22: Three prisoners were executed in Shiraz (southern Iran) today.

According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in the Fars Province (where Shiraz is the capital), three prisoners identified as "Z.R.", A.A." and "H.A." were hanged in Adelabad prison early this morning. Respectively, the prisoners were convicted of possessing 2 kilograms of heroin, 32 kilograms and 309 grams of heroin, and 4 kilograms and 900 grams of crack, said the report.

Together with today’s executions, Iranian authorities have executed 58 people since May 15.

35 of the executions were confirmed by the official Iranian sources while 23 executions (16 in Yazd and 7 in Rasht) were reported by unofficial sources.

In a statement published yesterday, IHR urged the international community to condemn the execution wave in Iran.

Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, the spokesperson for IHR, said: "We are puzzled by the silence of the international community even though about 50 people were executed in Iran in just one week."