Four people were hanged in the prison of Arak on January 15

Jan. 26, 2009, 11:55 p.m.

Iran Human Rights, January 26: Four men were hanged on January 15., in the prison of Arak, capital of the Iranian central province, reported the local website Nameh Amir. According to the report, the men were identified as "A.N." (35), "M-A. N" (48), "M.A." (25) and "A.A." (24) and were all convicted of drug trafficking.

They were hanged in the prison of Arak, early Thursday morning January 15.

The Iranian state run news agency ISNA did also report the news.