IRAN: PUBLIC HANGING OF A MAN IN KERMANSHAH PROVINCE
July 25, 2016: An unidentified prisoner was hanged in public in Sonqor County (Kermanshah province, northwestern Iran) in front of a crowd of people. According to state run media outlet, Mehr News, the man was on death row for murdering a child. Released photos from this public execution show children were present in the crowd of people who watched the hanging. (Sources: Iran Human Rights, July 25, 2016)
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