Iran: Unidentified Prisoner Executed

April 29, 2017, midnight

Iran Human Rights (APR 29 2017):  An unidentified prisoner was reportedly hanged at Birjand Central Prison (South Khorasan province) on rape charges.

According to a report by the Iranian state run news agency Khavarestan, the prisoner was 27 years old at the time of execution. The report does not mention the prisoner's name nor the date of execution.