Monday, February 23, 2009

Iran: three hanged

Iran Human Rights, February 23: Three men were hanged in Tehran’s Evin prison early Sunday February 22, reported the government daily newspaper Iran.

The men were identified as Mansour (34), Aziz (25) and Hasan (25), and all were convicted of murder according to the report.

Sixteen convicts have been transferred to Evin prison for execution, the Human Rights Activists in Iran report, which signals for more executions to be carried out in the coming days.

Sources: Iran Human Rights, Iran Press News, Feb. 24, 2009


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