Four people were hanged in public in Iran in the recent days- One person scheduled to be hanged in public tomorrow December 15.

According to this report "Hamd Kh." convicted of armed robbery was hanged in public, in the Javadolaemeh square of Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan province, yesterday December 13, while on Wednesday December 9 two man convicted of armed robbery and murder were hanged in public in the towns of Ahvaz and Masjed-Soleiman respectively. None of these men were identified by name.

Another man, who is not identified by name, is scheduled to be hanged tomorrow morning December 15. in public in the "Serah" square of Khoramshahr (another town in Khuzestan province). He is also convicted of armed robbery according to the report.

Iran Human Rights underlines that the charges mentioned in this report have not been confirmed by independent sources.

Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, spokesperson of Iran Human Rights, said:" Public hanging of four people in the same province seems to be a coordinated action by the Iranian authorities. We are facing a wave of public hangings which are without any doubt meant to counteract the recent uprisings in Iran". He added:"We can not rule out that some of those hanged in public belong to groups fighting against the Iranian authorities."