Iran Human Rights: Three prisoners were hanged publicly in Karaj (west of Tehran) today Sunday August 18.
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA three young men identified as Meraj T., Ali A. and Milad P. (ages 20-24 years) were hanged at three different spots of the city today. The prisoners were convicted of theft, kidnapping and rape and were sentenced to prison, flogging and execution said the report.