IRAN: SEVEN MEN EXECUTED IN TEHRAN
January 12, 2011: seven men were hanged in Tehranâs Evin prison early this morning. According to the Iranian news agency Aftab, the seven men were convicted of drug trafficking.
The men were identified as: Mohsen Bahrami, son of Abdullah, convicted of keeping 1980 grams of heroin; Parviz Asadi, son of Farrokh, for keeping more than 6 kilos of heroin; Manuchehr Najafi, son of Farman, for buying and selling 9 kilos of hashish; Abdolvahed Baranzahi, son of Mohammad, for selling 5840 grams of heroin and 10 kilos and 500 grams of opium; Katif Sahraei, son of Bahar, for keeping 4910 grams of heroin and 50 kilos of opium; Khalil Tajik, son of Fzal Ahmad, for keeping 2055 grams of xxxx; Reza Ghorbani, son of Gholamreza, for selling 200 grams of opium, buying and selling 200 grams of heroin and keeping 1355 grams of heroin. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 12/01/2011)
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