twelve prisoners were hanged in two Iranian prisons for drug related charges, Iran Human Rights reported.

twelve prisoners were hanged in two Iranian prisons for drug related charges, Iran Human Rights reported.
Ten prisoners were hanged in the prison of Kerman. Eight of them were identified as: Rahmatollah Mokhtari, Mohammad Shahriari, Ebrahim Abai, Mehri Raeisi, Mansour Behrouzi, Hassan Ramyar, Ghodratollah Roudbari, and Mohammad Karim Morad Zehi. The families of the prisoners were informed about the executions and were given the chance to meet them for the last time. According to IHR sources there have been three more group executions on 18, 20 and 22 January in the prison of Kerman. None of the executions have been announced by the official Iranian sources.
On the same day, another two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Arak, reported the official website of Iranian Judiciary in Markazi Province. They were identified as Milad Z. and Alireza A., and were charged with possession and trafficking of 2,950 grams of heroin, said the report.