Iran Human Rights
Nov 11, 2016
Six prisoners were executed in Iran
yesterday. One prisoner was hanged publicly in the village of Chelmeh
near the city of Mashhad (northeastern Iran) reported the Iranian
media.
According to the news website
Rokna.ir, the prisoner was a 22 year old man who was charged with sexual
assault and murder of an 8-year old girl. The public execution was
carried out on Thursday November 10 in front of the people in Chelmeh
village.According to unofficial reports five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Kerman (southeastern Iran) the same day (November 10). The Human Rights News Agency (HRANA) reported that the prisoners were charged with drug offences. Three of the prisoners are identified as "Gomshadzehi", "Ranjbar" and "Faramarzpour".
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