Iran has hanged a man in the southwestern city of Ahvaz who was found guilty of carrying out "satanic" and "immoral" acts, Quds Daily newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The man, who was only identified by his initials M.S., was executed in the city's prison on Saturday, the report said without elaborating.
The latest hanging brings the number of executions in Iran to at least 137 so far this year, according to an AFP count based on media reports. At least 270 people were hanged in 2009.
Iran is one of the leading countries that carry out the death penalty each year, along with China, Saudi Arabia and the United States.
The Islamic republic says the death penalty is essential to maintain public security and is applied only after exhaustive judicial proceedings.
Murder, rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking and adultery are all punishable by death in Iran.
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احسان نراقی: جامعه شناس و نویسنده ۱۳۰۵-۱۳۹۱ | Dec 02 | |
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گوهر عشقی: مادر ستار بهشتی | Nov 30 | |
Abdollah Momeni: Prisoner of the day | Activist denied leave and family visits for 1.5 years | Nov 30 |
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Habibollah Golparipour: Prisoner of the day | Kurdish Activist on Death Row | Nov 28 |
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by yolanda on Tue Oct 26, 2010 03:12 PM PDTIt is sad that human lives are cheap there! IRI does not even dare to reveal the guy's real name! What "Satanic" act did he do?
How about
by Raoul1955 on Tue Oct 26, 2010 01:44 PM PDTFarting in public? Do Iranians also have death penalty for those who may fart in public? LOL