▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁Jon as ▁G ahr ▁St ø re ▁also ▁condem ned ▁Iran ' s ▁increase ▁in ▁public ▁execution s . ▁He ▁stated , ▁" The ▁increased ▁number ▁of ▁public ▁execution s ▁using ▁brut al ▁methods ▁such ▁as ▁suff ocation ▁by ▁being ▁ho isted ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁c rane ▁are ▁particularly ▁gro tes que ▁and ▁not ▁worthy ▁of ▁a ▁modern ▁society ." ▁Norwegian ▁research ▁had ▁shown ▁ 1 5 ▁public ▁execution s ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁as ▁compared ▁to ▁ 1 9 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁C ran es ▁Camp aign ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁regime ' s ▁sp ate ▁of ▁public ▁execution s , ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁United ▁Again st ▁N uc lear ▁Iran ▁( U AN I ) ▁launched ▁its ▁" C ran es ▁Camp aign ," ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁press uring ▁c rane ▁manufact ur ers ▁world wide ▁to ▁end ▁their ▁business ▁in ▁Iran ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁their ▁equipment ▁for ▁such ▁violent ▁ends . ▁Through ▁its ▁campaign , ▁U AN I ▁has ▁succeeded ▁in ▁press uring ▁T ere x ▁( U . S .), ▁T ad ano ▁( J apan ), ▁Lie b herr , ▁UN IC ▁( J apan ), ▁and ▁K one c ran es ▁( Fin land ) ▁to ▁end ▁their ▁business ▁in ▁Iran . ▁T ad ano ▁and ▁UN IC , ▁both ▁of ▁Japan ,