Iran publicly hanged a man Thursday in entrance of a big crowd, the newest execution carried out by the Islamic Republic, a human rights group stated. 

The unidentified man was convicted of “corruption on earth” and was hung in the city of Maragheh, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) stated. 

He was discovered responsible of fees associated to his relations with girls however specific crimes weren’t instantly clear, The Times of Israel reported. 

The killing exhibits “the true face of a government that tries to prolong its life with cruelty, humiliation and intimidation of society,” IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam stated in a press release. “The world community should not adopt such medieval practices in 2023.”

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An picture posted by the group exhibits a blindfolded man standing subsequent to 2 executioners carrying balaclavas in the course of the day. Another appeared to point out lots of of individuals gathered to look at the execution. They have been standing behind safety tape. 

Second to China, Iran executes extra individuals than some other nation, The Times of Israel reported, citing a report by Amnesty International. Despite the dying toll, public executions are uncommon in Iran, which most being carried out in prisons. 

Demonstrators in Iran cry out in the streets.  (Credit: NCRI)

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The nation had no public executions in 2021, IHR stated. The nation is seeing an uptick in executions in an effort to maintain the public in line following a wave of anti-government protests, the information report stated. Authorities have brutally cracked down on dissent via puppet trials and suppression of free speech and due course of, critics have alleged. 

In the primary 5 months of this yr, 278 individuals have been executed, the IHR stated.