Iran carries out second execution over anti-government protests

REPORT: Iran Carries Out Second Execution For Protest-Related Crimes

A man was publicly hanged in Iran on Monday, the second execution the country has carried out over protest-related crimes, the Associated Press reported.

Tehran publicly executes second man over protests

PARIS: Iran on Monday executed a second man convicted over the protests that have shaken the Islamic republic for almost three months, defying an international outcry over its use of capital punishment against those involved in the demonstrations.Rights groups over the weekend had warned that several other people arrested over the demonstrations were at imminent risk of being executed.Majidreza Rahnavard had been sentenced to death by a court in…

Iran publicly executes man as a warning to protesters

The development underscores the speed at which Iran now carries out death sentences handed down for those detained in the demonstrations that the government hopes to put down.

Iran defies outcry with second protest execution

Iran on Monday executed a second man in connection with protests that have shaken the regime for almost three months, defying an international outcry over its use of capital punishment against those involved in the movement.   Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, had been sentenced to death by a court in the city of Mashhad for killing two members of the security forces with a knife, and wounding four other people, the judiciary’s Mizan Online news agency r…

Iran crackdown: second man executed over anti-regime protests

A second man has been executed in Iran for taking part in anti-regime protests.

Iran execution: Man publicly hanged from crane amid protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran executed a second prisoner on Monday convicted over crimes committed during the nationwide protests challenging the country's theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a...