Three Iranian men convicted of drug trafficking have been hanged in prison in the south-eastern city of Zahedan, according to local media reports.
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AFP
26 Sep 2006 - 12:00 AM  UPDATED 22 Aug 2013 - 12:18 PM

The men, identified as Ali Karimi, Gholam Koohkan and Khodamorad Lashkarzadeh bring to at least 101 the number of people executed in Iran this year, according to an AFP tally.

Amnesty International, which campaigns against the death penalty, says there were 94 executions in Iran last year.

Capital offences in the Islamic republic include murder, rape, armed robbery, apostasy, blasphemy, serious drug trafficking, repeated sodomy, adultery or prostitution, treason and espionage.