Two men were hanged in Isfahan (Central Iran)

Iran Human Rights, April 19: Two men were hanged in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, reported the Iranian daily newspaper Kayhan.

The men were identified as Soleiman J and Ahmad Kh and were convicted of rape. Age of none of them was mentioned in the report.

The charges have not been confirmed by independent sources.

Since April 8. at least 25 executions have been reported in Iran.

According to the annual report of Iran Human Rights, at least 402 people were executed in 2009 in Iran.The actual number is probably much higher.