Jan. 5
IRAN----executions
2 brothers were hanged publicly in western Iran today
2 prisoners were hanged publicly in the town of Shahr-e-Kord (western Iran)
early this morning, reported the Iranian state media.
According to the state run news agency Mehrnews the prisoners who were
brothers, were convicted of sodomy rape for kidnapping and raping a 17-year-old
boy.
None of the prisoners were identified by name and their age is not announced in
the report.
The public hanging was carried out at the Bazar (market) crossing of
SHahr-e-Kord.
(source: Iran Human Rights)
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