IRAN - A man idenfied only as Houshang was hanged on August 25 in Bandar Abbas

26 August 2019 :

A man idenfied only as Houshang was hanged on August 25 in Bandar Abbas on drug related charges, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported today. The state media identified the victim as Houshang.

 
(Source: Iran HRM)

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