IRAN: ONE WOMAN AND THREE MEN HANGED IN KERMANSHAH (ONE HANGED PUBLICLY)

December 3, 2012: four prisoners, including one woman, were hanged in Kermanshah (Western Iran).
According to the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Kermanshah, one female and two male prisoners were hanged in the prison of Kermanshah, while a fourth prisoner was hanged publicly in the Azadi (Freedom) Square of Kermanshah.
None of the prisoners were identified by name. The three prisoners who were hanged inside the prison were convicted of drug-related charges, while the prisoner who was hanged publicly was convicted of rape and kidnapping.
None of the above mentioned charges have been confirmed by independent sources. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 03/12/2012)