Kurdistan Human Rights Network

Iran executes two prisoners in north-western Salmas

Kamel Doudkanlou and Seyyed Farhad Hosseini, two prisoners sentenced to death on offences related to carrying drugs and murder, respectively, were executed in Salmas prison, West Azerbaijan province, on 19 January. Doudkanlou, a father of four from the village of Qabakh Tappeh in Salmas, was arrested several years ago and sentenced to death for allegedly "carrying 30 grams of heroin". Hosseini, who comes from the village...

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