Iran Human Rights (June 1 2016):
An unidentified man charged with "Corruption on earth" is reportedly scheduld to be executed in public in the city of Shiraz (Fars province, southern Iran) early morning on Thursday June 2. The public prosecutor of Shiraz confirmed the news to the state-run news agency, Mizan.
In the report the public prosecutor claims the man was sentenced to death for creating an environment of instability in Shiraz by attacking the homes of residents at night and committing acts of rape.
Over the past week, there were at least two executions carried out in public in the province of Fars. According to statistics gathered by Iran Human Rights, in the past several years, the province of Fars has been home to the most public executions in Iran.