IRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED IN RASHT

four men were executed for drug-related charges in the main prison of Rasht, reported the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Gilan Province. One of the prisoners, identified as A. M., 32, was an Afghan citizen and was sentenced to death for possession of 1,995 grams of heroin. The other prisoners were identified as M. H., 46, charged for participation in buying, possession and trafficking of 27 kilograms of opium, M. A., 44, son of Ismaeil, for one kilogram of crystal and 330 grams of heroin, and M. A., 34, son of Tavakol, for buying 2,200 grams of crystal.