Man publicly executed in Iran for alleged protest crimes

Iran has executed a second prisoner who was convicted of crimes committed during nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others (Joerg Carstensen/dpa/AP)

Iran has executed a second prisoner who was convicted of crimes committed during nationwide protests challenging the country’s theocracy, publicly hanging him from a construction crane as a gruesome warning to others.

The execution of Majidreza Rahnavard came less than a month after he allegedly fatally stabbed two members of a paramilitary force after purportedly becoming angry about the killing of protesters by security forces.