IRAN: EXECUTION OF A PRISONER IN URMIA
September 26, 2017: According to a close source, a prisoner, named Moslem Tamrkhani from ward 2 of mental ward, was executed at Urmia Central Prison. Moslem Tamrkhani was sentenced to death on murder charges. Previously, Iran Human Rights (IHR) had reported about the execution of a prisoner named Javad Khayyeri at Urmia Central Prison on September 26. The two prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement in a group of four on September 25. The other two prisoners returned to their cells after either winning the consent of the plaintiff or asking for time. (Source: Iran Human Rights, October 1, 2017)
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