IRAN: FOUR AFGHAN PRISONERS HANGED

14 March 2013 :

Iran hanged four Afghan prisoners on Monday in Vakil Abad Prison in northeastern city of Mashhad.
Dozens of Afghan prisoners have been executed in the previous months in Iran.
400 other Afghan prisoners are under death penalty and awaiting their execution.
Last week, Hundreds of angry residents in the western province of Herat blocked the Herat city’s highway to protest against the execution of Afghans in Iran.
The protesters also called on the Iranian regime to hand over the dead bodies of the Afghans to their families and urged the Afghan government to follow the issue of execution of Afghan citizens in Iran.
 

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