Chronological archive
August 2010
The 91 news items published by Hands Off Cain in August 2010, in chronological order.
INDIA: DEATH SENTENCE TO 3 ADMK WORKERS UPHELD
Justices Singhvi and Chauhan the Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence awarded to AIADMK workers C Muniappan, Ravindran and Nedunchezhian.
AUGUST 31, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SAKINEH MOHAMMADI ASHTIANI SUBJECTED TO MOCK EXECUTION
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, was told on August 28 that she was to be hanged at dawn the day after, but the sentence was not carried out, it emerged tonight.
- AUGUST 31, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Verna Adams extends ban on state executions
USA - California. Judge Verna Adams extends ban on state executions
- AUGUST 30, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DEATH ROW USA Winter 2010 Now Available
USA - DEATH ROW USA Winter 2010 Now Available
- AUGUST 29, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE FOR HEROIN SMUGGLER
in the United Arab Emirates, Afghan national MK, 22, was sentenced to death
AUGUST 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: MINISTER AGAINST DEATH PENALTY
A senior Malaysian minister reportedly urged the government to abolish the death
- AUGUST 29, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SALESMAN TO HANG FOR FIANCEE'S MURDER
Judge Datuk Zamani A. Rahim of the Malaysian High Court sentenced salesman Raja Saiful Nizam Raja
- AUGUST 28, 2010United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Anesthesia shortage may delay executions.
USA - Anesthesia shortage may delay executions.
- AUGUST 28, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA: ANESTHESIA SHORTAGE MAY DELAY EXECUTIONS
A nationwide shortage of several anesthesia drugs has left several states scrambling to
AUGUST 27, 2010JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: EXECUTION CHAMBER OPENED TO REPORTERS
The Tokyo Detention House opened its execution chamber to the media, giving the public its first peek at the place where death-row inmates are hanged.
AUGUST 27, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: PRESIDENTIAL PARDON FOR OLDEST DEATH ROW CONVICT
Indian President Pratibha Patil has commuted the death sentence of 75- year- old Shobhit
- AUGUST 26, 2010JamaicaDEATH PENALTY
JAMAICA: EX-SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Jamaican Supreme Court Justice Horace March sentenced ex-soldier Leslie Moodie
- AUGUST 26, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES MAN FOR KILLING 15-YEAR-OLD
real estate employee Song Feiran, of Songxi Village, Xi'an, was executed for killing He An, 15, following a land dispute in northwest China' s Shaanxi Province.
AUGUST 26, 2010DEATH PENALTYGAMBIA: MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
three men have been sentenced to death in Gambia, in two different cases
- AUGUST 26, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge Sam Cummings overturned Michael Yowell's death sentence
USA - Texas. Judge Sam Cummings overturned Michael Yowell's death sentence
- AUGUST 26, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge James Earp resentenced George Porter to life in prison
USA - Florida. Judge James Earp resentenced George Porter to life in prison
- AUGUST 25, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the death sentence of Kenneth Dewayne Thomas
USA - Texas. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the death sentence of Kenneth Dewayne Thomas
AUGUST 25, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: HUNDREDS POSSIBLY EXECUTED IN MASHHAD
According to unofficial reports from several sources in Iran several hundred prisoners
- AUGUST 24, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SENIOR CHINESE POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED FOR GRAFT
former Chinese Assistant Minister for Public Security Zheng Shaodong was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes worth more than 8.3 million yuan, Xinhua news agency reported.
- AUGUST 24, 2010DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Judge denies Troy Davis appeal
USA - Georgia. Judge denies Troy Davis appeal
- AUGUST 23, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
in Gambia, the Special Criminal Court presided over by Justice Joseph E. Ikpala sentenced Lamin Faye to
in Gambia, the Special Criminal Court presided over by Justice Joseph E. Ikpala sentenced Lamin Faye to
- AUGUST 23, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: GOVT CLAIMS ONLY 3 INDONESIANS FACING EXECUTION IN MALAYSIA
the Indonesian President instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to report accurate data on the number of Indonesians facing the death penalty in Malaysia...
- AUGUST 23, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced John Fitzgerald to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced John Fitzgerald to death
- AUGUST 22, 2010DEATH PENALTY
NORTH CAROLINA (USA): DEATH ROW INMATES USE RACIAL JUSTICE ACT TO REQUEST COMMUTATION
Under the Racial Justice Act 147 of the 159 inmates on death row
- AUGUST 22, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: HOUSE HELPER GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Le Thanh Vu, 19, was sentenced to death for murdering the 19-year-old daughter of his employer in an attempt to rob the family.
AUGUST 22, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Iran hanged Akbar Z., 33, and Hamidreza H., 28, and Afghanistan national Shah S., 38, in a
- AUGUST 22, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Under the Racial Justice Act 147 of the 159 inmates on death row used the law to request that their sentences be converted to life without parole
USA - North Carolina. Under the Racial Justice Act 147 of the 159 inmates on death row used the law to request that their sentences be converted to life without parole
- AUGUST 21, 2010Equatorial GuineaDEATH PENALTY
FOUR EXECUTED OVER E.GUINEA ATTACK: AMNESTY
four military and government officials in Equatorial Guinea were executed for their
- AUGUST 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TRIBESMAN EXECUTED FOR SPYING ON TALIBAN
tribesmen Shabir Jan and Badsha Wali, both from Razmak, were executed by the Taliban in Miranshah, Pakistan, on charges of spying.
- AUGUST 21, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Additional district and sessions judge Muhammad Abdul Nasir sentenced Bashir Ahmad to death and fined him Rs 100,000.
- AUGUST 20, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN TEENAGER BEHEADED FOR "COLLABORATING" WITH GOVERNMENT
in Afghanistan's western Nimroz Province, the Taliban beheaded an unidentifed man...
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- AUGUST 20, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN “PASSION KILLING” CASE
in Botswana, Chief Justice Maruping Dibotelo sentenced Golebaganye Kefakae to death for the murder of his former girlfriend, Mammie Dikube, on 5 October, 2005.
- AUGUST 20, 2010ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of David S. Detrich
USA - Arizona. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of David S. Detrich
- AUGUST 19, 2010GambiaDEATH PENALTY
the Basse High Court in Gambia, presided over by travelling Justice Lamin Jobarteh, sentenced
the Basse High Court in Gambia, presided over by travelling Justice Lamin Jobarteh, sentenced
- AUGUST 19, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: WOMAN RECIEVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR DEMONSTRATION PHOTOGRAPHY
Farah Vazehan, a female political prisoner arrested in the December 27 demonstrations in 2009 in Iran received a death sentence, according to “Human Rights Activist in Iran” weblog. Vazehan charged with sending a demonstration photo abroad to an oppositio
- AUGUST 19, 2010Burkina FasoDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR MURDER
Justice Koomson of the Wa High Court in Ghana sentenced farmer Dramani Yewana, from Burkina Faso, to death by hanging for murdering housewife Desinava Tianto on April 15, 2009, in Sissala West District.
- AUGUST 19, 2010LebanonDEATH PENALTY
LEBANESE CAUGHT SPYING FOR ISRAEL SENTENCED TO DEATH
in Lebanon, military court judge Nizar Khalil sentenced Ousama Ali Berri and fugitive Salim Atmeh to death for spying for Israel in 2006, state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
- AUGUST 19, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA TO HANG TWO ACEHNESE
two Indonesians hailing from Banda Aceh, identified as BS and TI, were sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia for narcotic drug pushing and circulation.
- AUGUST 19, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: BILL TO AWARD DEATH PENALTY TO PLANE HIJACKERS
the Indian government introduced the Anti-Hijacking (Amendment) Bill 2010 in the Rajya Sabha to award the death penalty to those involved in the hijacking of civilian planes.
- AUGUST 19, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge K. Michael Kirkman sentenced Derlyn Ray Threats to death
USA - California. Judge K. Michael Kirkman sentenced Derlyn Ray Threats to death
- AUGUST 19, 2010North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
USA - North Carolina. Bureau of Investigation Charged With False Reports, Including in Capital Cases
USA - North Carolina. Bureau of Investigation Charged With False Reports, Including in Capital Cases
- AUGUST 18, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER IN SYLHET
in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Additional District and Sessions Judge Nazir Ahmed sentenced Azam Ali...
- AUGUST 18, 2010NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: EX-POLICE OFFICER TO DIE FOR KILLING VARSITY STUDENT
Justice Obande Ogbuinya of the Abakaliki High Court in Nigeria sentenced Police Assistant Superintendent Bernard Alifi to death by hanging for the unprovoked murder of 23 year old student Micha at a polling booth for local government elections in Anambra
- AUGUST 18, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PARDON BY VICTIM’S FATHER SAVES SAUDI FROM GALLOWS
a Saudi court annulled a death sentence against a drunk driver who killed another Saudi in Jeddah after he was pardoned by the victim’s father, newspaper Okaz reported.
- AUGUST 17, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: LOCAL MAN GETS DEATH FOR MURDERING BOSS
in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Patrick Chau Foon Henn, 39, was sentenced to death by High Court Judge Datuk David Wong for murdering his employer Vong Kon Shun, 64, in Kepayan, on September 25, 2006.
- AUGUST 17, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER UPHELD
Chief Justice Azmi and judges Yuen and Embong of the Malaysian Federal Court reaffirmed the conviction and death sentence of unemployed man Aziz Mat Shah, 31.
- AUGUST 17, 2010SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MAN LOSES APPEAL FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Tan Chin Hock, 44, lost the appeal against his death sentence for possessing more than 64g of heroin in his flat in March 2008.
- AUGUST 17, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Peter Anthony Cantu, 35, Hispanic, was executed
USA - Texas. Peter Anthony Cantu, 35, Hispanic, was executed
- AUGUST 17, 2010TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas order Nanon Williams' release from prison.
USA - Texas. U.S. District Judge Nancy Atlas order Nanon Williams' release from prison.
- AUGUST 16, 2010BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
BOTSWANA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF THREE PEOPLE
in Botswana, Francistown High Court Judge Tshepo Motswagole sentenced Gotlhalosamang Gaobakelwe to death for killing his girlfriend, Keneilwe Ndolo, and her two children, Ogomoditswe and Kaone.
- AUGUST 16, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: FIREARMS TRAFFICKING: INDON'S APPEAL AGAINST DEATH SENTENCE DEFERRED
Justices Ishak, Pillay and Daud of the Kota Kinabalu Court of Appeal in Malaysia deferred to a date yet be fixed the hearing of an appeal by Indonesian man Umar Cipto Sumarto.
- AUGUST 15, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN STONES COUPLE ACCUSED ON HAVING AFFAIR TO DEATH
a married man, 28, and his lover, 23, were stoned to death in front of a crowd by the Taliban in a Mullah Qali bazaar in a Taliban controlled village in Northern Afghanistan
- AUGUST 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE GETS DEATH FOR FATAL BUS BLAZE
the intermediate people's court in Changsha, in central China's Hunan Province...
- AUGUST 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: BEIJING COURT REJECTS DEATH-ROW COMMERCE OFFICIAL' S APPEAL
the Beijing Higher People's Court in China rejected the appeal of former Ministry of Commerce senior inspector Guo Jingyi, 44, against his May 2010 death sentence for accepting bribes valued at about 8.45 million yuan between 1998 and 2007.
- AUGUST 13, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: OFFICIAL GETS DEATH SENTENCE
a Chinese court sentenced former senior city economic planner Pi Qiansheng to a suspended death and confiscated his property for taking bribes and abusing his power, state news agency Xinhua said.
- AUGUST 13, 2010UgandaDEATH PENALTY
UGANDA: TWENTY UGANDANS AWAIT DEATH IN CHINA OVER DRUGS
the number of Ugandans sentenced to death in China for trafficking illegal drugs has risen to 20, Ambassador Charles Madibo Wagidoso said.
- AUGUST 13, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Brian McCarville sentenced Jimmy Dale Kelley to death.
USA - California. Judge Brian McCarville sentenced Jimmy Dale Kelley to death.
- AUGUST 12, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: ONE AWARDED DEATH SENTENCE IN FARIDPUR
in Faridpur, Bangladesh, tribunal judge Khan Md. Abdul Mannan...
- AUGUST 12, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: 3 GET GALLOWS FOR KILLING 10 IN ARA VILLAGE
in Ara, India, Additional district and sessions court-I judge Ajay Kumar Srivastava...
- AUGUST 12, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR SERIAL RAPE
taxi driver Tsao Tien-shou, 53, was sentenced to death in Taiwan for killing a girl in 2000 and raping several others including his daughter, an official at the Keelung district court in northern Taiwan said.
- AUGUST 12, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
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- AUGUST 12, 2010AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Michael Jeffrey Land, 41, white, was executed
USA - Alabama. Michael Jeffrey Land, 41, white, was executed
- AUGUST 12, 2010FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Judge R. Michael Hutcheson sentenced Doug Matthews, 28, black, to death
USA - Florida. Judge R. Michael Hutcheson sentenced Doug Matthews, 28, black, to death
- AUGUST 11, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SW CHINA GANG CRACKDOWN
in Chongqing Municipality, China, the No. 5 Intermediate People's Court sentenced an unidentified man to a suspended death sentence in a prostitution and gang case that has already seen two women sentenced to death
- AUGUST 11, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE WOMEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR PROSTITUTION RING
a Chinese court sentenced two women...
AUGUST 11, 2010IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Iran publicly hanged three men in the western city of Azna, in the province of Lorestan.
- AUGUST 10, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
SOUTH CHINA COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Hu Yihua, 29, was sentenced to death by the intermediate people's court in Jieyang City of Guangdong, south China, for shooting four people dead, including two traffic policemen, on July 2 and 5, 2010.
- AUGUST 10, 2010OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Roderick Davie, 38, black, was executed
USA - Ohio. Roderick Davie, 38, black, was executed
- AUGUST 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SC UPHOLDS DEATH FOR MAN IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
Justices P Sathasivam and B S Chauhan of the Indian Supreme Court sentenced ...
- AUGUST 9, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN EXECUTE PREGNANT WOMAN IN AFGHANISTAN
the Taliban publicly flogged and then executed pregnant Afghan widow Bibi Sanubar...
- AUGUST 9, 2010IndiaDEATH PENALTY
SARABJIT SINGH'S DEATH SENTENCE 'STAYED' BY MUSHARRAF GOVERNMENT: ZARDARI'S OFFICE
Pakistan said that Indian national Sarabjit Singh's mercy petition is not pending in President Asif Ali Zardari's office, as his execution was already stayed by the 'previous government'.
- AUGUST 7, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
FIVE PEOPLE EXECUTED IN IRAN
five people were hanged in the Karoun prison of Ahvaz early in the morning, reported the state run Iranian news agency FARS.
- AUGUST 7, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FRENCH CITIZEN GETS DEATH FOR DRUG TRADE IN CHINA
Chinese-born French citizen Chan Thao Phoumy, 47, and Xie Weiming, were sentenced to death by the Intermediate People's Court in Guangzhou, China Daily reported.
- AUGUST 6, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: UNEMPLOYED MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Azman Abdullah of the Malaysian High Court sentenced...
- AUGUST 6, 2010MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TWO TRADERS SENT TO THE GALLOWS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Justice Datuk Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad of the Malaysian High Court sentenced vegetable...
- AUGUST 6, 2010CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge Francisco P. Briseno sentenced Alberto Martinez to death
USA - California. Judge Francisco P. Briseno sentenced Alberto Martinez to death
- AUGUST 5, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wu Hsiang-Ming, 38, from Dazu County, Chongqing...
Wu Hsiang-Ming, 38, from Dazu County, Chongqing...
- AUGUST 5, 2010SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
a court in Bosaso commercial capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland...
a court in Bosaso commercial capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland...
- AUGUST 4, 2010BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: MAN AWARDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR KILLING HIS WIFE IN NETRAKONA
in Netrakona, Bangladesh, Judge Ekramul Haque Chowdhury of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 sentenced Abul Kalam, of Digjan village in Sadar upazila, to death and fined him Tk 50,000.
- AUGUST 4, 2010IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR DRUG DEALING
in Indonesia, Judge Dehel Sandan of the Central Jakarta District Court sentenced Frank Amado...
- AUGUST 4, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ACCUSED GETS DEATH PENALTY IN TRIPLE MURDER CASE
in Pakistan, Badin Anti-terrorism Court judge Salim Patoli sentenced Pannu Sorjo to death for murdering Ummer khalsai, Din Muhammad Khalsai and Shaban Khalsi, all from Suto Dalmeo village, in July 2009.
- AUGUST 4, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER
the Multan Anti terrorism court in Pakistan sentenced Kashif and Ramzan to death and ten years imprisonment and fined them Rs 200,000, for killing Maxhar, 16, and throwing acid on him on August 20, 2009. The case was registered with Gulgasht police statio
- AUGUST 3, 2010ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING MISTRESS IN EAST CHINA
the Intermediate People's Court of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province in China, sentenced Xie Zaixing, 48, former chief of the Communist Party of China Committee in Ouhai District, Wenzhou City, to death.
- AUGUST 3, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN SENTENCES NINE PEOPLE ACCUSED OF DRUG SMUGGLING
nine people accused of drug smuggling were sentenced to death in Iran's Kirman Province, Mehr news agency quoted Kirman City Revolutionary Court head Dadkhuda Salari as saying.
- AUGUST 3, 2010IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: FORMER SADDAM OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO DEATH
senior Baath Party official Mezban Khadar Hadi was sentenced to death by the Iraqi High Criminal Court for the draining of the country's marshlands in the 1990s, a court statement said.
- AUGUST 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTION AWAITS CRYSTAL METH TRAFFICKERS: COMMANDER
Hamid Reza Hossein-Abadi, commander of the Iranian anti-drug squad of the Law Enforcement Forces...
- AUGUST 2, 2010KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: POLICEMAN TO DIE FOR MURDER
in Kenya, Nyeri court Chief magistrate Stella Muketi sentenced former police constable Peter Mundia Murigo to death for a violent robbery...
- AUGUST 2, 2010PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: ONE GETS DEATH PENALTY, RS 200,000 FINE
in Gujranwala, Pakistan, Sessions judge Syed Kazim Raza sentenced...
- AUGUST 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. MAN HANGED FOR MURDER
one man was hanged in the prison of Rajaee Shahr in Karaj early in the morning, according to the Human Rights and Democracy Activists in Iran and Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA).
- AUGUST 2, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. HANGING FOR DRUG
one man was hanged in the prison of Behbehan, southwest of Iran, reported the official site of the Iranian judiciary in Khuzestan.
- AUGUST 1, 2010IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN. TWO MEN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
according to reliable sources, two men were hanged in the prison of Dezful, southwest of Iran.