Three people were hanged in public in western Iran

Iran Human Rights, August 12: According to sources in Iran three men were hanged in public in the town of Ezna, in the province of Lorestan, west of Iran. According to our sources the hanging took place yesterday evening Wednesday August 11.

According to the state run Iranian news agency Fars the men were identified as "S. R.", "A. M." and "M. Kh." convicted of kidnapping a person identified as "M. A." last year.

The men were hanged in front of more than 2000 people and some officials inthe "Namaz" square of Ezna according to the report.

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