and? did he hang homosexuals on cranes? cut the hands of thieves or rape protestors?

I am pretty sure Iran's current regime wins the brutal dictatorship game

The Shar's CIA trained secret police, SAVAK, tortured and murdered thousands and yes, they raped prisoners.

The Federation of American Scientists reported their torture methods included:

"electric shock, whipping, beating, inserting broken glass and pouring boiling water into the rectum, tying weights to the testicles, and the extraction of teeth and nails".