SMCCDI Note: The Islamic regime is known for using false labels in order to try to justify the systematic liquidation of those of its opponents who retaliate against its brutal rule.
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Tehran -- Iran hanged five convicted murderers in Tehran's Evin prison on Wednesday, the Fars news agency reported, as curbs were imposed on executions being carried out in public.
A man identified only by his first name of Faraz was hanged for killing his girlfriend Andia in February 2004.
"This morning Faraz begged Andia's father to forgive him, but the father reminded him of how he had murdered his daughter and refused to pardon him," Fars said in the report.
Ramezan, 29, was executed for stabbing his brother's wife to death after suspecting she had had affairs with other men, while Mohammad Abedi and a man named Mohsen were hanged for killing friends.
A fifth convicted, Mohammad, 32, had killed and robbed a passenger of his taxi in 1999, the agency said.
The hangings bring to at least 33 the number of convicts executed in the Islamic republic so far this year.
The hangings came as the head of Iran's judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi, announced that he must in future approve any executions to be carried out in public and banned all pictures of the events.
The number of executions soared last year to 298, many of them carried out in public, according to an AFP count, amid a government campaign to boost "security in society".
Capital offences in Iran include murder, rape, armed robbery, serious drug trafficking and adultery.
Human rights groups have accused Iran of excessive resort to the death penalty, but the authorities say capital punishment is an effective deterrent and is used only after an exhaustive judicial process.
