Iran Human Rights, May 10: Eight people were hanged in the towns of Oroumieh and Miandoab, in west of Iran, yesterday May 9th.
According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, three people were hanged in the prison of Miandoab. Quoting the prosecutor of Miandoab the report said: "Three men, two of them from Oroumieh and one from Miandoab, were hanged in the prison of Miandoab yesterday morning". They were convicted of drug trafficking said the report without mentioning their names and other details regarding their charges.
The Kurdish news agency Moukarian identified two of the men as "Fathollah Darvishi" and "Fekri Teymori".
According to the "Human Rights Activists News Agency" (HRANA) five men were hanged in the prison of Oroumieh yesterday morning May 9th. They were also convicted of drug related offences according to the report.
According to the Koukarian news agency three of the men were identified as "Aref Rashidpour", Esfandiar Mondahaki" and "Teymor Ayoubian".
Iranian state media have not announced the executions in Orumieh.