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One woman and two men hanged for drug related charges in Western Iran

Iran Human Rights, January 26, 2014: According to the Iranian news website Arshnews two men and one woman from the villages of Delfan (Lorestan Province, Western Iran) were executed during the last week.

Two of the individuals from the village of Golestaneh were identified as “R. H.” and “M. Sh.” and were convicted of trafficking 6 kilograms of heroin, said the report.

According to this report another individual from the village of Abdolhosseini, was hanged in the town of Malayer convicted of trafficking 500 grams of the narcotic drug crystal. The latter individual was not identified by name.

Source: Iran Human Rights, January 26, 2014

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