Four people hanged in public on a beach in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas

Iran Human Rights, April 21: Four people were hanged in public in the city of Bandar Abbas, south of Iran, this morning.

According to several Iranian news agencies 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.