Capital punishment in Iran the gallows and cut the men down while still alive; they were later recaptured and hanged until dead. A video of the incident was posted on the Internet The firing squad is legal, but seldom used in Iran today. Historically it was used for military and political crimes. In 1974 under the Shah's regime, Marxist activists Khosrow Golesorkhi and Keramat Daneshian were executed by firing squad on charges of conspiring to kidnap Reza Pahlavi, the Crown Prince of Iran. They were shot after a televised trial in Tehran. This case was one of the big events that turned public opinion
Culture of Iran creativity with art and offered the world numerous contributions. What follows is a list of just a few examples of the cultural contributions of Greater Iran. Videos Culture of Iran The culture of Iran (), also known as culture of Persia, is one of the oldest in the world. Owing to its dominant geo-political position and culture in the world, Iran has directly influenced cultures and peoples as far away as Italy, Macedonia, and Greece to the West, Russia to the North, the Arabian Peninsula to the South, and South and East Asia to the East. Thus an eclectic cultural