Lined up and hanged in front of a baying mob: Human rights group condemns surge in public Iranian executions

IRAN - Lined up standing on buses in front of a baying mob with their necks tied to a bridge, these are the final moments of three men subjected to a public hanging. But rather than originating from decades ago, these pictures were taken last week in Iran, where the death penalty is still publicly used to this day. After the ties are secured, the buses on which the men stand are driven away,