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Iran executes 3 people for rape
Three people have been executed in Iran for rape. The sentences were carried out on Saturday. The country’s judiciary announced this information.
Iran executes 3 people for rape
According to the news website Mizan Online, the Iranian judiciary’s news website, citing the head of the local judiciary, Heydar Assiabi, three people convicted of rape were executed this morning in a prison in the northern city of Gorgan. Murder and rape are capital crimes in Iran. According to various organizations, including the human rights organization Amnesty International, China is in the first place in terms of executions. Iran is next.
In Iran, executions are usually carried out by hanging in the morning. In most cases, the death penalty is carried out in prison. However, earlier this month, a man was hanged in public in the northwest of the country. The man was convicted of raping and killing a girl. The rape incident caused a huge reaction across the country.
Three people have been executed in Iran for rape. The sentences were carried out on Saturday. The country’s judiciary announced this information.
According to the news website Mizan Online, the Iranian judiciary’s news website, citing the head of the local judiciary, Heydar Assiabi, three people convicted of rape were executed this morning in a prison in the northern city of Gorgan. Murder and rape are capital crimes in Iran. According to various organizations, including the human rights organization Amnesty International, China is in the first place in terms of executions. Iran is next.
In Iran, executions are usually carried out by hanging in the morning. In most cases, the death penalty is carried out in prison. However, earlier this month, a man was hanged in public in the northwest of the country. The man was convicted of raping and killing a girl. The rape incident caused a huge reaction across the country.
