Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 26, 2006 17:43:53 GMT -5
Iran steps up executions in volatile region
Iranian authorities have hanged 3 prisoners in the south-eastern city of
Zahedan, the semi-official Jomhouri Islami reported on Tuesday.
The 3 men, identified as Ali Karimi, Gholam Koohkan, and Khodamorad
Lashkarzadeh, were accused of drug trafficking, the report said.
They were hanged in prison on Sunday.
4 other men, identified as Shah Mohammad, Nader Reigi, Abdol-Ali Baluch,
and Mohammad Shakib, were hanged on Saturday in Zahedan Prison.
Iranian authorities routinely execute dissidents on the bogus charge of
drug smuggling.
Zahedan is the provincial capital of Sistan-va-Baluchestan which has been
a hotbed of anti-government activities.
In recent months, Iranian authorities have stepped up executions in the
restive province in what many Baluchis believe is a response to a spate of
attacks by dissidents on government and security officials.
(source: Iran Focus)
Iranian authorities have hanged 3 prisoners in the south-eastern city of
Zahedan, the semi-official Jomhouri Islami reported on Tuesday.
The 3 men, identified as Ali Karimi, Gholam Koohkan, and Khodamorad
Lashkarzadeh, were accused of drug trafficking, the report said.
They were hanged in prison on Sunday.
4 other men, identified as Shah Mohammad, Nader Reigi, Abdol-Ali Baluch,
and Mohammad Shakib, were hanged on Saturday in Zahedan Prison.
Iranian authorities routinely execute dissidents on the bogus charge of
drug smuggling.
Zahedan is the provincial capital of Sistan-va-Baluchestan which has been
a hotbed of anti-government activities.
In recent months, Iranian authorities have stepped up executions in the
restive province in what many Baluchis believe is a response to a spate of
attacks by dissidents on government and security officials.
(source: Iran Focus)