Iran Human Rights (IHR) -- July 11, 2019: A man hanged at Zanjan prison for murder last Monday.
According to IHR sources, on the morning of Monday, July 8, a man was hanged at Zanjan prison.
He is identified by IHR sources as Mostafa Shiri, 42, a resident of the Iranian city of Marand.
Mr Shiri was sentenced to death for murder and spent 5 years in prison before his execution.
His execution is not announced by Iranian media or authorities so far.
According to the Iran Human Rights statistic department, at least 273 people were executed in Iran in 2018.
At least 188 of them executed for murder.
Prisoner hanged at Kashan prison over murder charges
According to an Iranian website, IMNA, a person was hanged at Kashan prison for murder recently.
The source has not revealed the exact date of the execution.
The executed person has been identified as M S and his/her full name or gender remained unrevealed.
The source said the prisoner was sentenced to death for killing a woman four years ago.
According to the Iran Human Rights statistic department, at least 273 people were executed in Iran in 2018.
At least 188 of them executed for murder.
Source: Iran Human Rights, Staff, July 6-11, 2019
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