Iranian Resistance condemns resumption of public hangings in Iran

Twelve dervishes were recently hanged in Hamedan (western Iran) on the orders of the religious, terrorist dictatorship ruling the country, the state-run press have reported. The victims were accused of "moral corruption."

There have been a number of reports in recent weeks which indicate the resumption of public hangings in various cities around the country. The victims are usually charged with moral corruption and drug trafficking.

Such public executions are aimed at terrorizing the public, especially since the murderous mullahs are horrified at the specter of popular uprisings as social discontent continues to escalate across the country.

In a similar measure, nine people were publicly hanged a few weeks ago in Tabriz (northwestern Iran), amidst the student strikes at Tabriz University which attracted much public support. Another three public hangings have been reported from Ahwaz, southwestern Iran.

The National Council of Resistance of Iran condemns these inhumanities and calls on the U.N. Human Rights Commission and all revelant human rights authorities to protest these anti-human atrocities.

Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran - Paris
June 17, 1996

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