IRAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED IN BOJNORD
January 24, 2011: Two men were hanged in northeastern Iranian town of Bojnord, reported the state run Iranian news agency Fars.
The men, who were brothers, were identified as Kamran Khaki and Mehran Khaki and were convicted of "corruption on earth" and "Moharebeh" for killing a guard, keeping armes, armed robbery and disruption of public order, according to the report.
The charges have not been confirmed by independent sources. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 25/01/2011)
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