IRAN: SEVEN HANGED IN ONE DAY

06 March 2017 :

At least seven prisoners were executed in Iran on murder, drug related charges.
According to close sources, four prisoners, including two women, were hanged at Rasht's central prison, Lakan. 
These four prisoners were reportedly transferred to solitary confinement before their executions. 
Three of these prisoners were sentenced to death on murder charges, but no information is available for the other prisoner. Only one of the prisoner names is known, Shah Mohammadi. 
Two prisoners hanged at Urmia's central prison, Darya, West Azerbaijan province, on drug related charges. 
The prisoners have been identified as Naji Payam and Eshgh Ali (also known as Ashkan).
According to a report by the human rights new site, HRANA, a prisoner was hanged at Shahroud Prison (Semnan province, northern Iran) on drug related charges. 
The prisoner has been identified as Ismael Arab Zamani, sentenced to death on the charge of possession and trafficking one kilogram and 800 grams of crystal meth.
Iranian official sources, including the media and Judiciary, have not announced these executions.
 

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