11 People Executed, One in Public. More Than 22 Officially Announced Executions in the Last 8 Days in Iran

The prisoners were reportedly identified as: "A. K.",25, convicted of "Possession of 598 grams of crack"; "P. Y.",24, convicted of "Possession and trafficking of 890 grams of crystal"; "A. A.", 37, convicted of "Trading 1,800 grams of crack; "A. T.",35; and "M. A.",29, convicted of "Possession and trafficking of 2,300 grams of crack".

Another prisoner also convicted of drug related charges was hanged in public in the town of Hendijan (southwestern Iran), reported Fars, a state-run news agency. The prisoner, who was not identified by name, was reportedly convicted of possession of 5 kilograms and 50 grams of crack.

Two young men were hanged in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, reported the Iranian daily newspaper "Khorrasan" today. One of the prisoners, identified as "Y.", was convicted of murdering another man in 2004. He was reportedly hanged on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. The other man, identified as "M." and convicted of another murder in 2004, was reportedly hanged on Tuesday, August 20, 2013. Both the executions were carried out in Mashhad Prison.

According to official Iranian sources, at least 22 people have been executed in the last eight days in Iran. Additionally, there are unconfirmed reports on the execution of 12 people in the past three days.