Thursday 21 April 2011

Four people hanged in public on a beach in the southern Iran

Four people were hanged in public in the city of Bandar Abbas, south of Iran, this morning.

According to several Iranian the men, who were not identified by name or age, were convicted of rape and murder.

The men were hanged in the popular beach area of "Bostan-e saheli-e Ghadir" under strict security measures.

"Bostan-e- Saheli-e Ghadir" is a popular beach area used for beach sports or photographing the sunset. The picture above is taken at the Bostan-e Saheli-e Ghadir.

This is the 8th public hanging in less than a week in Iran. It is expected that the executions will increase as the summer gets closer.

Iran Human Rights condemns the executions in Iran and urges the world community to react.

Source: Iran Human Rights




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