IRAN: NINE PEOPLE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING, MURDER

According to the Iranian State Broadcasting six prisoners were hanged in the prisons of Kerman and Bam, in the Kerman province. None of the prisoners were identified by name and all of them were convicted of drug related charges.
The Iranian daily newspaper Khorasan reported that one prisoner identified as "A. M." was hanged on November 4 in the prison of Birjand. The prisoner was convicted of murder said the report.
According to the official website of the Iranian Judiciary in Semnan, two prisoners were hanged on November 3 in the prison of Semnan. The prisoners who were identified as "A. M." and "M. B." were convicted of murder, said the report.