IRAN: TWO PRISONERS INCLUDING A DISABLED MAN HANGED

24 January 2017 :

two prisoners were hanged in Orumieh Central Prison on drug-related charges. They were identified as: Ghabl Ali Bapir, an inmate paralysed to a wheelchair, and Sina Hosseinpour, 22.

(Sources: iran-hrm.com, 21/01/2017)

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