TEHRAN, July 27 (RIA Novosti) - Iran executed 29 people convicted of murder, armed robbery, drug trafficking and other crimes, national television said on Sunday.
All the convicts were executed by hanging on Sunday morning in Tehran's Evin prison, the television said.

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran on Sunday hanged 29 men convicted of offences including drug trafficking, murder and rape in the largest mass execution in years as the country says it is fighting increasing crime.
The hangings were carried out inside the notorious Tehran's Evin prison at 5:10 am (0040 GMT), the state broadcaster said.
r with torture and armed robbery, the report said. It also listed charges including drug trafficking, drinking alcohol and possessing ammunition.

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) - Twenty-nine people convicted of various crimes, ranging from murder to being a public nuisance while drunk, were hanged in Iran, state TV said.
A convicted Iranian drug dealer is hanged from a crane in the southern city of Shiraz in September.
k and being involved in illegal relationships -- relationships between men and women who are not married to each other.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran executed 29 convicted drug smugglers and "bandits" on Sunday morning in Tehran's Evin prison, the state broadcaster's website IRIB