IRAN: MAN HANGED AT MAHABAD PRISON

Veis Alipour was hanged at Mahabad Prison (in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province) on 9 July 2019. “In an extraordinary event, Veis’s execution was carried out at the prison’s courtyard. Other prisoners could see and hear everything,” the source told IHR. Mahabad city is located in northwestern Iran. IHR can confirm the identity of the executed prisoner as Veis Alipour, a resident of Shamat village. His execution is not announced by Iranian media or authorities so far.