Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Iran: three hanged in Shahre-Kord

Iran Human Rights, December 7: Three people have been hanged in the prison of Shahre-Kord (Western Iranian province of Chaharmahal- Bakhtiari) in the past weeks reported Iranian media today.

The state run Iranian news agency Fars, reported quoting prosecutor of the city of Shahre-Kord, Bahrami, that three men have been hanged in the prison of this city in the past weeks. These men are identified as "A.D." (father’s name Lotfollah) hanged on November 10., Shahab Shahabi hanged on November 17. and Hassan Baba-ahmadi son of Lotfali, hanged on November 24, said Bahrami to the reporters.

Theye were all convicted of murder, according to the report.

According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA Bahrami also told the reporters that four others who are sentenced to death are in the phase of implementation of the verdict.

These executions were not reported in the Iranian media previously.

Source: IranPressNews, December 8, 2008

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