five men were hanged in public in the province of Fars, IRNA news agency reported. According

five men were hanged in public in the province of Fars, IRNA news agency reported. According to the Young Journalists Club (YJC), a news website close to the Iranian security forces, four of the men were hanged in the Azadi (Liberty) Square of Shiraz. They were identified as Bahram, Edalat and Mohammad, all charged with kidnapping and rape, and Jahanbakhsh B., charged with “Corruption on earth” and armed robbery. Another man identified as Hossein Sh. was hanged publicly in Marvdasht. He was charged with “Corruption on earth” and armed robbery, said the report.