IRAN - Veis Alipour hanged at Mahabad Prison on July 9.

Veis Alipour hanged at Mahabad Prison (in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province) on July 9. “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.