IRAN: TWO MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
August 7, 2014: Two men were publicly hanged in the city of Kermanshah (Western Iran), reported the Iranian state media.
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary, the two men identified as âHassan Cheraghalizadeh Esfehaniâ and âHamid Nasiri Mir-Aziziâ, were convicted of murder and sentenced to qisas (retribution in kind).
The executions were carried out at the âLiberty Squareâ of Kermanshah, which has been the site of many public executions in the recent years. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 08/07/2014)
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