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While Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) maintains a firm stance on the effectiveness of the death penalty in managing drug trafficking in Singapore, the article presents evidence suggesting that the methodologies and interpretations of these studies might not be as substantial as portrayed.

Iran: 10 hanged in Esfahan, Shiraz and Zahedan

April 20, 2015: Ten prisoners were hanged in Iran on April 13 and 20.

Four prisoners with drug-related charges were executed on April 13 in Esfahan prison, according to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran (HRANA). 

One of them has been identified as Siamak Ranjbari. 

Also, retaliation sentences for two brothers, Ali and Reza Sardari, were executed in Adel Abad prison in Shiraz. 

According to a report from inside Iran, 4 prisoners were hanged on April 18 in Zahedan’s Central Prison, east of the country.

The judiciary or the media in Iran have not reported these executions. 

Sources: HRANA News Agency, April 19-20, 2015

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