Three people were hanged in Iran Saturday February 20

Feb. 22, 2010, 1:55 a.m.

Iran Human Rights, February 22: Three men were hanged in two different Iranian cities on Saturday February 20.

According to the Iranian daily newspaper Kayhan, two men identified as Abdollah A. (43) and Mehdi S. (36) were hanged in the prison of Isfahan early Saturday morning. They were both convicted of drug trafficking.

Kayhan also reported that another man identified as Dadollah Moradzadeh was hanged in the prison of Zahedan (southeastern Iran) at 11 am Saturday morning. He was also convicted of drug trafficking according to the report.