IRAN - Unidentified prisoner hanged in Salmas on Sept. 26.

01 October 2019 :

Unidentified prisoner hanged in Salmas on Sept. 26. According to IHR sources, on the morning of September 26, a prisoner was hanged at the prison of Salmas city, West Azerbaijan province. “He was arrested six years ago for killing his cousin over farm-land and water dispute,” a well-informed source told IHR.

(Source: IHR)

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