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Three people hanged in eastern Iran |
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Thursday, 10 January 2008 |
Iran Focus
 Tehran, Iran, Jan. 10 – Authorities in the province of Khorrasan Jonoubi, eastern Iran, hanged three individuals on Wednesday, state media reported.
The three unnamed individuals were hanged in the city of Birjand, according to the government-owned news agency Fars.
They were accused of drug trafficking.
Iranian authorities routinely execute dissidents on bogus charges such as armed robbery and drug smuggling.
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