13 November 2013 :

At least twenty-five people were hanged in five different Iranian cities. According to state media, three prisoners were hanged in Ardebil. The prisoners, who were not identified by name, were reportedly convicted of drug related charges: possession of one kilogram and 17 grams of heroin; possession and trafficking of 3 kilograms and 251 grams of heroin; and participation in trafficking and possession of 9 kilograms and 878 grams of opium.
Five other prisoners, who were convicted of drug related charges, were hanged in Arak Prison, Mehr news agency reported. The prisoners were identified as: A. K., 25, convicted of possession of 598 grams of crack; P. Y., 24, convicted of possession and trafficking of 890 grams of crystal; A. A., 37, convicted of trading 1,800 grams of crack; A. T., 35, and M. A., 29, convicted of possession and trafficking of 2,300 grams of crack. Another prisoner also convicted of drug related charges was hanged in public in the town of Hendijan, FARS reported. The prisoner, who was not identified by name, was reportedly convicted of possession of 5 kilograms and 50 grams of crack. According to the Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA), another six-teen people were secretly executed: 5 were hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison in Karaj; 6 at Ghezel Hesar prison in the city of Karaj; and 5 persons in Orumieh.