A young man identified as Hamed (23) was publicly hanged in the city of Urmia (north-western

21 January 2013 :

A young man identified as Hamed (23) was publicly hanged in the city of Urmia (north-western Iran) early in the morning. According to the state run ISNA news agency the prisoner was convicted of murdering another young man.

(Sources: Iran Human Rights, 19/01/2013)

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