Iran: Three executed over drug charges

Iran Human Rights, May 22: Three prisoners were executed in Shiraz (southern Iran) today.

According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Fars Province (where Shiraz is the capital), three prisoners identified as "Z.R.", A.A." and "H.A." were hanged in the Adelabad prison of Shiraz early this morning. The prisoners were convicted of keeping and carrying 2 kilograms of heroin, carrying 32 kilograms and 309 grams of heroin and keeping and carrying 4 kilograms and 900 grams of crack, respectivly, said the report.

Together with today’s executions, Iranian authorities have executed 58 people since Monday May 15.

35 of these executions have been confirmed by the official Iranian sources while 23 executions (16 in Yazd and 7 in Rasht) have been reported by unofficial sources.

In a statement published yesterday, IHR urged the international community to condemn the execution wave going on in Iran. The spokesperson of IHR Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam said: "We are puzzled by the silence of the international community despite the fact that about 50 people have been executed in Iran in just one week".

Source: Iran Human Rights, May 22, 2012