IRAN. SEX PRISONERS HANGED IN THE KAROUN PRISON
August 14, 2013: Six prisoners were hanged in the Karoun Prison of Ahwaz (southwestern Iran), reported the Iranian state media. The prisoners who were not identified by their full name were convicted of being part of a criminal gang raping 10 women in the parks of Shoushtar, a town in the Khuzestan Province. Four of the prisoners are identified as "Ali Naz, Ali Hossein, Mohammad, and Nobar. The charges have not been confirmed by independent sources. Todayâs executions are the first after a relative break in the executions during the month of Ramadan. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, 14/08/2013)
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