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IRAN - Six men executed in Gorgan Prison on June 6
June 6, 2022: Six men executed in Gorgan Prison on June 6.
According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, six men were executed in Gorgan Prison on the morning of 6 June. Three of them have been identified as Younes Jahantigh, Ali Keykhah and Ali Lakzayi. The identities of the other three men have not been established at the time of writing.
The six men were arrested for the same rape case around three years ago and sentenced to death by the Criminal Court. A source told Iran Human Rights: “Ali Keykhah was only 18 at the time of arrest and had not taken part in any rape. His crime was to take food for the others.”
At the time of writing, their executions have not been reported by domestic media in Iran.
Iran Human Rights | Article: Six Men Executed for Rape in Gorgan | (iranhr.net) (Source: IHR)
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