One man was hanged in western Iran

June 18, 2011, 9:42 p.m.

Iran Human Rights, June 19: One man was hanged in Shahr-e Kord prison (western Iran).

According to the state-run Iranian news agency ISNA, a man identified as Ayoub T. convicted of rape was executed on Saturday morning in the central prison of the city.

According to the Shahr-e-Kord Prosecutor, Ahmad Bahrami, several other execution cases with the charges of rape and drug-trafficking will be implemented soon.