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While Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) maintains a firm stance on the effectiveness of the death penalty in managing drug trafficking in Singapore, the article presents evidence suggesting that the methodologies and interpretations of these studies might not be as substantial as portrayed.

Iran: two public hangings

January 8, 2009: Two men have been hanged in public in the Chamran square of Jahrom (in Fars province, southern Iran), reported the local news website Jahromnews.

This site indicated the hanging might have taken place on January 7.

The men were convicted of murder according to the report.

Jahromnews published pictures from the hanging and according to this site the men who were hanged were identified as Mojtaba Roozgar (age not given) and Mohammad Hossein Roozgar , 24, convicted of a murder 5 years ago.

Source: Iran Human Rights, 13/01/2009

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