IRAN: TWO MEN AND A WOMAN HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES

Two men and one woman were reportedly hanged at Rasht's central prison on drug related charges. According to close sources, these three prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement on June 29 in preparation for their executions. Close sources have identified the two men as Sallaholdin Par and Jafar Saadanloo. The woman was identified as the wife of Jafar Saadanloo, but her name is not known at this time. "Sallaholdin was sentenced to death on the charge of trafficking and possessing three kilograms of crystal meth," an informed source told Iran Human Rights. Since the start of 2017, 133 individuals have been executed in Iran on drug related charges.