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IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN PUBLIC
July 4, 2017: Two prisoners were hanged in public on rape charges.
The hangings were carried out in the city of Torbat-e Heydarieh (Razavi Khorasan province) on the sidelines of a sports complex.
According to a report by the state-run news agency, Jam News, the public executions were carried out on Tuesday July 4 on Abshar Street.
The report identifies the prisoners' ages as 26 and 30.
According to the local state-run news site, Taban Torbat, the executions were carried out by Judicial and security forces. (Source: Iran Human Rights, July 5, 2017)
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