Iran judge bars news media from publishing pictures of hangings, says hangings should be done in private

The chief of Iran's judiciary, Ayatollah Mahmoud Shahroudi, has ordered a halt to public executions unless they have his approval. This is a PR move, not evidence of human compassion. Look how the judge limited the news media:

The move appeared intended to lower the public profile of an increasing number of hangings in Iran. Ayatollah Shahroudi also barred the news media from showing or publishing television scenes or pictures of executions.