Iran: Prisoner Hanged on Murder Charges

May 30, 2017, 9:17 a.m.

Iran Human Rights (MAY 30 2017): A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Bushehr Central Prison on Tuesday May 23 on murder charges. 

According to the human rights news agency HRANA, the prisoner was imprisoned for ten years before he was executed. HRANA has identified the prisoner as Ahmad Delvari Ahmadpour.

Iranian official sources, including the media and the Judiciary, have not announced Mr. Ahmadpour's execution.