Kurdish Separatists Hanged
May 10 2010
Iran hanged several Kurdish prisoners on Sunday, finding them guilty of membership in an armed opposition group and carrying out bombings, the Washington Post reports.
The militants, including one woman, were found to be part of the separatist group PEJAK, which claims to fight for Kurdish rights.
Some reports said four were hanged, others reported five were executed.
The militants were arrested in 2006 and 2008, having been linked to three separate events: two were said to...
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