06 July 2009 :
two men were hanged in the Adelabard prison of Shiraz early morning, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Etemad. The men were identified as "Yavar" convicted of a murder in 2003, and Masoud convicted of a murder in 2006, according to the report. The report also said that Masoud had withdrawn his confession and claimed that his confession to the murder was taken under pressure.(Sources: Agence France Presse, 05/07/2009; Iran Human Rights, 04/07/2009)
