Iran Human Rights - July 12: Three prisoners were hanged in the prison of Qazvin early Thursday morning July 12, reported the official web site of the Iranian judiciary in Qazvin province (west of Tehran).
According to the report the prisoners were identified as "A. Kh." (60) and "G. Kh." (32) convicted of keeping and carrying 4940 grams of heroin, and "Gh. h." (49) convicted of keeping and carrying 4900 grams of opium and 900 grams of an opium product called "sookhteh".
Six people have been reported to be executed in Iran today. Two prisoners were hanged in Western Iranian town of Yasoojand Iran Human Rights reported that one woman, Safira Ghafoori" was hanged in the prison of Shiraz
Earlier this week three other prisonerswere hanged in the prison of Qazvin convicted of drug trafficking.
A woman prisoner (Safieh Ghafoori) was hanged in Shiraz today