IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PRISON
September 25, 2012: One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Semnan, reported the Iranian media.
According to the official web site of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan (northern Iran) the prisoner who was identified as "H. Ch." (from Baluchestan province) was convicted of carrying 3400 grams of crack.
The charges have not been confirmed by independent sources. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 25/09/2012)
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