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7 hanged in Karaj, west of Tehran; 3 hanged in Ormoumieh, northwest of Tehran

7 people were hanged in the Ghezel Hesar prison of Karaj (west of Tehran) early this morning [Jan. 27, 2011], reported the Iranian national broadcasting news network IRIBNEWS.

According to the report the prisoners executed today were identified as: 1) "J. A." convicted of smugling 370 grams of crack inside the prison, 2) "M. D." for keeping of 4980 grams of crack, 3) "Gh. B." for buying, selling and keeping 4900 grams of crack, 4) "K. N." for trafficking of 49 kilos and 70 grams of Hashish (cannabis), 5) "D. S." for consuming and keeping 397 grams of heroin inside the prison, 6) "K. B." for keeping and consuming 310 grams of crack inside the prison, and "M. T." for trafficking 61 kilos and 300 grams of crack and consuming opium.

According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, three people were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh, northwest of Iran earlier today. They were all convicted of drug trafficking and none of them were identified in the report.

According to the official Iranian sources at least 81 people have been executed in different Iranian prisoners since the begunning of January 2011.

Source: Iran Human Rights, January 27, 2011 - [فارسى]
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