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Iran – Human Rights: Public hanging of prisoners continues unabated

The Iranian regime’s henchmen continue public hanging of prisoners in cities across Iran. At least six prisoners have been hanged in public in less than three weeks.

One prisoner was hanged in public on Wednesday (September 3) in city of Savadkuh in northern Iran.

A young prisoner was hanged in public in city of Mahmoudabad on Tuesday (September 2) in northern Iran. In another northern city, Sari, two inmates were hanged in public on August 24.

On August 21, one prisoner was publicly hanged in Qazvin. And on August 19, another prisoner was publicly hanged in Khoy.

In past two weeks over 45 prisoners have been hanged including two women.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
September 4, 2014