Iran Hangs 3 For Rape

Three men convicted of rape were hanged in Iran on Monday, iafrica reports.

Two of the men were charged and convicted together of kidnapping and raping a women, and the third man was convicted over a separate rape attack.

Iran has executed at least 195 people this year, iafrica reports.

Iran's 2008 executions record was second only to China, which recently pledged to reduce the number of executions it carries out.

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