Iran: Unidentified Prisoner Hanged on Murder Charges

May 6, 2017, 12:03 a.m.

Iran Human Rights (MAY 6 2017): On Thursday May 4, a prisoner was reportedly hanged at Mashhad Prison on murder charges. 

The execution was announced by the Iranian state-run news agency Rokna, but the name of the prisoner was not mentioned in the report. According to Rokna, the prisoner had committed a murder crime five years ago at the age of 25.