One man was hanged in a prison west of Tehran last week

March 7, 2010, 8:16 p.m.

Iran Human Rights, March 7: One man was hanged in the prison of Rajaee shahr (west of Tehran) last week.

According to the Iranian human rights news agency HRANA, the man was identified as Mehdi Esmaeili (26), convicted of a murder when he was 19 years old.

The enws has not been broadcasted by the Iranian authorities.