Four Prisoners Hanged in Iran: 2 in North and 2 in South

Iran Human Rights (DEC 1 2015):

On Saturday November 28, two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Rasht's Lakan Prison on drug related charges. On Monday November 30, two prisoners were reportedly hanged to death at Zahedan Central Prison on rape charges.

The press department of the Judiciary in Gilan has identified the prisoners who were executed on Saturday as A.Z., 31 years old, and A.R., 30 years old. According to the press department, the prisoners were sentenced to death for purchasing and possessing 650 grams of crystal meth and possessing 813 grams of heroin.

According to confirmed information received by IHR from close sources, the prisoners who were executed on Monday are Mohammad Dehghan, about 30 years old, and Javad Samar, about 25 years old. Iranian official sources have been silent on the Monday executions.