IRAN. SEX PRISONERS HANGED IN THE KAROUN PRISON

Six prisoners were hanged in the Karoun Prison of Ahwaz (southwestern Iran), reported the Iranian state media. The prisoners who were not identified by their full name were convicted of being part of a criminal gang raping 10 women in the parks of Shoushtar, a town in the Khuzestan Province. Four of the prisoners are identified as "Ali Naz, Ali Hossein, Mohammad, and Nobar. The charges have not been confirmed by independent sources. Today’s executions are the first after a relative break in the executions during the month of Ramadan.