5 hanged in the eastern city of Birjand

Oct. 22, 2007, 5:33 p.m.

So far 19 people have been executed in the month of October

 

Iran Human rights, October 21 - Five people were hanged in the city of Birjand, in province of Khorrasan Jonoubi, eastern Iran, state-run Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.

They were charged with drug trafficking.