Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Apr. 22 Three men were hanged in public at dawn on Saturday in southern Iran, the state-run news agency ISNA reported. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Apr. 22 Three men were hanged in public at dawn on Saturday in southern Iran, the state-run news agency ISNA reported.
Einollah G., Abdolrahman N., and Abol-Hassan Sh. – aged 55, 33, and 38 respectively – were hanged in the port city of Bandar Abbas.
They were accused of drug trafficking.
Iranian authorities routinely execute dissidents on bogus charges such as armed robbery and drug smuggling.
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