Iranian authorities executed five people over 'armed drug smuggling' in the south of the country, the judiciary reported.
May 15, 2023 / 10:41 AMIranian authorities on Monday executed five people over"armed drug smuggling" in the south of the country, the judiciary reported.
The latest hangings bring to eight the number of people executed in less than a week over drug smuggling. Last week, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk sounded the alarm over Iran's"abominable" track record this year, with an average ofthis year, most of them for drug-related offenses, but a United Nations statement said the actual number is likely much higher.
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