Iran Human Rights, December 25, 2015: Two prisoners were hanged in the Ghezelhesar prison of Karaj (west of Tehran) o December 23, according to Iran Human Rights (IHR) sources in Iran.
The prisoners were identified as "Mehdi Khorram" and "Ebrahim Khorram" and were in their 30's. Both the prisoners were convicted of drug offences and were held in Unit 2 of Ghezelhesar prison.
IHR has received pictures of the prisoners. Iranian authorities have not announced the executions yet.
Several thousand prisoners sentenced to death for drug offences are held in the Ghezelhesar prison.