IRAN. THREE AFGHANS PUBLICLY HANGED FOR RAPE

21 December 2006 :

Iran publicly hanged three Afghan men convicted of rape. Gholam Hazrat, Shah Mir and Nour Ahmad were executed in the town of Rafsanjan, southern Kerman province.

(Sources: Agence France Presse, 20/12/2006)

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