IRAN: ONE PRISONER HANGED IN ARDEBIL

09 April 2014 :

One prisoner was hanged in the prison of Ardebil (Northwestern Iran) early in the morning, reported the Iranian state media. According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Ardebil, the prisoner who was not identified by name, was convicted of possession of 964 grams of heroin.
The official Iranian news agency IRNA reported about the scheduled execution of three people in the province of Sistan-Baluchestan in the near future.

(Sources: Iran Human Rights, 08/04/2014)

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