IRAN: FIVE PEOPLE EXECUTED FOR RAPE, DRUG TRAFFICKING

June 8, 2010: the Iranian government’s newspaper ‘Iran’ reported five people were hanged. The report didn’t say where the executions took place, but it is believed that they took place in Tehran. According to the report four of those executed were convicted of kidnapping and rape while the fifth person was convicted of drug trafficking. Only one man was identified by name. He was Masoud, 33 years old, convicted of drug trafficking. Two of the others were identified as ‘a 33 years old man’ and ‘a 21 years old boy’, both convicted of kidnapping and sexual abuse. The other two who were executed were not identified by name or age, and were convicted of rape. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 08/06/2010)