Two men were hanged in the Caspian city of Rasht (northern Iran) on Thursday November 13

Nov. 15, 2008, 5:45 p.m.

Iran Human Rights, November 15: Two men were hanged in the prison of Rasht (capital of Gilan province, north of Iran) early Thursday morning (Nov. 13), reported the Iranian daily Etemaad.

The men who were identified as "Afrasiab" and "Parviz" were convicted of murdering a man in March 2005, said the report.

According to the report, Afrasiab and Parviz were hanged in the "Lakan" prison of Rasht, early Thursday morning.