Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Iran: Six Prisoners Including Afghan Citizen Executed in Northern Iran on Drug Charges - NEWS

Iran Human Rights
August 8, 2016
     "Two prisoners at Choubindar (Qazvin's central prison) and four prisoners, including an Afghan citizen, at Lakan (Rasht's central prison) were reportedly executed on drug related charges in northern Iran.  According to Iranian state run media, IRIB, the four prisoners who were hanged at Lakan Prison (Gilan province) were sentenced to death on drug related charges."
     They include:  a 26-year-old man from Mazandaran, a 65-year-old man from Tabriz, a 27-year-old Afghan citizen, a 45-year-old man from Rasht, Mojtaba N. 37 years old, and Majid H. 33 years old.

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