Five Prisoners Were Hanged in South-Eastern Iran- 20 Executions in 3 Days

Nov. 6, 2013, 4:40 p.m.

Iran Human Rights, November 6: Five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Jiroft (Kerman province, southeastern Iran) today, reported the Iranian State Broadcasting.

The prisoners who were not identified by name were all convicted of drug related charges.

Yesterday 5 other prisoners were executed in the province of Kerman.

According to the official Iranian sources at least 20 people have been executed in the last three days in Iran.