IRAN: MAN HANGED FOR MURDER IN BOJNOURD
August 20, 2008: the Iranian governement hanged a man convicted of murder in the northeastern town of Bojnourd, a press report said. The man, only identified as Ali, was executed in a prison in North Khorasan province for killing his friend in 2005, the reformist Etemad newspaper said. (Sources: 7 Days, 24/08/2008; Iran Human Rights, 21/08/2008)
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