at least five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Zahedan

23 September 2013 :

at least five prisoners were hanged in the prison of Zahedan, according to the website of Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran (HRDAI). The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) identified them as: Ahmad Issa Zehi, Rashid Soufian, Khaled Reigei, Hamidreza Karimi and Ghaffar Nourzehei.

(Sources: Iran Human Rights, 21/09/2013; HRDAI)

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