IRAN - A man, Alireza Mehmandoust, and a woman, were hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison on October 9.

17 October 2019 :

According to IHR sources, on the morning of Wednesday, October 9, a man and a woman were hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison, near Tehran. IHR sources could reveal the man’s name as Alireza Mehmandoust. However, the woman’s name is yet to be known. Both were sentenced to death for murder charges.

(IHR)

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