IRAN: ONE WOMAN FLOGGED 100 TIMES THEN HANGED
May 22, 2013: According to unofficial sources in Iran, at least one woman was hanged in Gharchak Prison, located in Varamin (a city near Tehran).
According to a report by Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran, the woman was identified as Giti Marami.
She was 34 years old, married, and had one daughter. The report has also been confirmed by Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA)
According to the reports, Mrs. Marami was flogged 100 times before she was hanged. She is supposed to have faced charges over adultery.
State media in Iran has not released news of this execution.
The report states Mrs. Maramiâs husband, Isa Aman Pour was sentenced to death 13 years ago and is in imminent danger of execution. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, APA, 25/05/2013)
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