Central Iran: Prisoner Executed in Public

Iran Human Rights (AUG 10 2016): A prisoner, identified as M.R., was reportedly hanged in public in the city of Saveh on armed robbery and rape charges. According to Iranian state run news outlet, ISNA, quoting the press department of the Judiciary in Saveh (Markazi province, central Iran), the execution was carried out early morning on Tuesday August 9 in front of a crowd of people.