18 May 2016 :

Iran’s fundamentalist regime hanged at least 13 people on the same day, including one man in public. Six men were hanged collectively in the Central Prison of Urmia (Orumieh), north-west Iran.
They had been serving a prison sentence in Ward 15 of the jail on drugs-related charges. They were identified as Naji Keywan, Nader Mohammadi, Ali Shamugardian, Aziz Nouri-Azar, Fereydoon Rashidi and Heidar Amini. A man was hanged in public in the north-eastern city of Mashhad. The man, who was not named, was hanged at 7 am in the city's Mofatteh Square. His sentence had been upheld by the regime's Supreme Court. Separately, the regime’s Prosecutor in Yazd Province told the state-run Rokna news agency that six people were hanged in the central Iranian province. Three of the victims were identified by their initials Ch. R., A. S., and A. B.