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News of the execution of an unknown person, along with another person, was published on the website of HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency) on February 19, 2015. Arrest and detention The circumstances of the defendant s arrest and detention are not known. Trial No information is available on the defendant s trial. Charges The charge brought against the defendant was related to narcotics. No information is available on details of the charge. The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial. International human rights organizations have drawn attention to reports indicating that Islamic Republic authorities have brought trumped-up charges against their political opponents and executed them for alleged drug trafficking, sexual, and other criminal offences. Thousands of alleged drug traffickers have been sentenced to death following judicial processes that fail to meet international standards. Scores of them were executed based on a 1989 law imposing mandatory death sentences on drug traffickers found in possession of specified amounts of proscribed narcotics (5 kg of hashish or opium, and more than 30 grams of heroin, codeine or methadone). The exact number of people convicted based on trumped-up charges is unknown. Evidence of guilt The report of this execution did not provide any specific information on the evidence presented against the defendant. Defense No information is available on the defendant s defense. Judgment The defendant was hanged, along with another defendant, in Iranshahr Prison on February 17, 2015. The details of this execution is unknown.