Naked Femen militant hanged during protest against visit of Iran president Rohani in Paris France welcome
Naked Femen militant hanged during protest against visit of Iran president Rohani in Paris France welcome PARIS — France welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday with a lucrative car-making agreement and pledges to boost trade after a diplomatic deal easing nuclear tensions — but clouds hung over the historic trip. Rouhani’s visit was met with protests, notably over recent executions in Iran. A nearly naked woman hung from a fake noose off a Paris bridge Thursday next to a huge banner reading “Welcome Rouhani, Executioner of Freedom.” Iran is one of the world’s largest users of the death penalty, ranking second behind China in 2014, according to Amnesty International. Most Iranian executions are linked to drug smuggling. Sarah Constantin, the activist who hung from the bridge, said they organized the “public hanging” to call attention to those executed for political reasons and put pressure on Hollande to bring up human rights in his meeting with Rouhani. Separately, ...