IRAN: SEVEN MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING

October 2, 2011: Seven prisoners were hanged in Shiraz (southern Iran) early in the morning.
According to the official website of the Fars province, seven prisoners identified as Abdolmajed A., Mohammadreza A., ABdolrasoul T., Mohsen A., Ahmad K., Hadi K. and Masih K.
All the seven were arrested in the towns of Abadeh, Neyriz, Kazeroun, Bavanat and SHiraz and were sentenced to death by the revolutionary courts convicted of drug trafficking.
The charges have not been confirmed by independent sources.
The Iranian Students News Agency said the men already had a criminal history before they were arrested. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, Wireupdate.com, 03/10/2011)