Skip to main content

As Europe signs deals with Iran, protestors decry reception for ‘Executioner of Freedom’

As Europe signs deals with Iran, protestors decry reception for ‘Executioner of Freedom’

(CNSNews.com) – Thousands of Iranians and others demonstrated in Paris Thursday to protest a visit by Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, angered by the warm reception given to the leader of a regime that suppresses dissent and carries out more executions than any country other than China. Graphically highlighting the execution issue, a topless protestor from the controversial women's activist group Femen dangled by rope from a bridge in a mock hanging, with an Iranian flag painted on her torso.

(CNSNews.com) – Thousands of Iranians and others demonstrated in Paris Thursday to protest a visit by Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, angered by the warm reception given to the leader of a regime that suppresses dissent and carries out more executions than any country other than China. Graphically highlighting the execution issue, a topless protestor from the controversial women's activist group Femen dangled by rope from a bridge in a mock hanging, with an Iranian flag painted on her torso.…