Three Prisoners Were Hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison

Iran Human Rights, May 15: Three prisoners were hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison of Karaj (west of Tehran) today.

Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported yesterday that three prisoners were transferred from their wards at the Rajai Shahr Prison and scheduled to be executed today.

According to the reports from reliable sources two of the prisoners that IHR had reported about were executed today. These prisoners were identified as Hamid Shahriari from ward 1 and Hossein Nasiri from ward 6 and were convicted of murder. Afshin Karimi who was transferred from the ward 6 was not executed today.

A third prisoner whose identification will be announced in the near future was also executed in the Rajai Shahr Prison today.