Friday , 29 March 2024

Iran: Man Hanged at Shiraz Prison

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – A man was hanged at the central prison of Shiraz city last Monday.

According to IHR sources, on the morning of Monday, November 4, prisoner Hossein Asgari was hanged at Shiraz Central Prison (also known as Adelabad prison). 

A human rights group, Nafad Dar Ghafas, has reported that Hossein Asgari was arrested three years ago and sentenced to death for murder charges. 

Out of the 110 people who were executed in the first half of 2019, 83 were sentenced to qisas (retribution in-kind) for murder.

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