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IRAN: A WOMAN AND 3 OTHER PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ AND GHAZVIN
December 10, 2014: Iran regime hanged 4 prisoners including one woman in Karaj and Ghazvin. Three prisoners were hanged in Karaj, 2 of them in public.
A woman prisoner was also hanged in Ghazvin Central Prison.
According to the state run Iranian news agency ISCA, a woman identified as “F. Gh.” was arrested for trafficking of 2 kilograms of heroin and 6 kilograms of opium.
The report said that “she was smuggling the drugs on behalf of others”.
Drug-related charges account for the majority of the executions in the last 5 years in Iran.
Those charged with possession or trafficking of narcotic drugs are tried by the Revolution Courts, behind closed doors, and don’t have the right to appeal. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 10/12/2014; mojahedin.org, 12/12/2014)
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