Ruhu’llah Rawhani, a 52-year-old medical supplies salesman, father of four and member of Iran’s Bahá’í community, was hanged in Mashhad, Iran, on 21 July 1998. Later that morning, Mr. Rawhani’s family was summoned to collect his body and required, despite their protests, to complete the burial within one hour, under the supervision of Government intelligence agents.