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Iran Hangs Man 'For Second Time' After Previous Execution Halted: Report
Iran hanged a 26-year-old man for a second time Wednesday months after a previous execution was halted half a minute in, an NGO said.
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In Iran, New President vs Revolutionary Guards Over Israel Air Strikes
A standoff between Iran's newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian and some hardliners in the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has put the future of Iran's response to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's assassination hanging in balance.
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Iran Hangs 4 On Charges Of Spying For Israel
Iran on Monday hanged four members of its Kurdish minority on charges of spying for Israel, defying a campaign for their lives to be spared by rights groups who had described their trial as grossly unfair.
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Iranian "Child Bride" Hanged For Murdering Husband
Iran on Wednesday hanged a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married while still a child, a human rights group said, defying an international campaign for clemency.
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Iran Hangs 17-Year-Old Killing A Man In Brawl: Right Groups
Iran has executed a 17-year-old convicted of murder, two rights groups said on Saturday, expressing outrage that the Islamic Republic continues to hang people for crimes committed as minors.
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3 Hanged In Iran For Raping Women By Luring Them Into Fake Clinic
Iran executed three men on Tuesday who were convicted of raping women they had lured to a fake cosmetic surgery clinic and injected with anaesthetic drugs.
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Iran Executes 354 People In The First Half Of 2023: Report
Iran has hanged at least 354 people in the first six months of 2023, a rights group said Monday, adding that the pace of executions was much higher than in 2022.
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Iran Hangs Three Men Convicted Of Killing Security Forces During Protests
Iran on Friday executed three men convicted of killing security force members during protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death last year, drawing condemnation from Western governments.
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Iran Executes 7 More People As Activists Slam 2-Week Long 'Hanging Spree'
Iran executed seven men in two prisons outside Tehran on drugs and rape charges Wednesday, a rights group said, accelerating what activists describe as a hanging spree over the past two weeks.
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"New Low": Outcry After Iran Hangs 2 Over 'Blasphemous' Social Media Posts
Iran on Monday hanged two men on charges of spreading blasphemy on social media, prompting US condemnation and accusations from Amnesty International that the Islamic republic has reached a "new low" in a spree of executions.
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Iran Hangs 2 Anti-Hijab Protesters For Killing Security Officer
Two men were executed in Iran on Saturday after being found guilty of killing a paramilitary officer during massive protests in the country, the judiciary said.
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Two Iranian Teens Face Death Penalty Over Protests: Rights Group
Two Iranian teenagers face the death penalty after being sentenced to be hanged over involvement in protests that have rocked the Islamic republic for months, a rights group said Monday.
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Don't Read Quran, Celebrate: Iranian Man's Last Wish Before Execution
A 23-year-old executed by Iran in connection with the anti-government protests, has left instructions before his death that no one is to mourn him or read Quran at his grave. Majidreza Rahnavard was hanged in public on Monday in the city of Mashhad.
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Young Iranians Facing Death Penalty Over Anti-Hijab Protests
A doctor, rap artists and a footballer are among around two dozen Iranians who risk being hanged as Tehran uses capital punishment as an intimidation tactic to quell protests, rights groups say.
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Iran Executes Second Anti-Hijab Protester Within A Week
The Islamic Republic of Iran hanged a man in public on Monday who had been convicted of killing two members of security forces, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported, the second execution linked to anti-government protests in less than a week.
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Iran Hangs Man 'For Second Time' After Previous Execution Halted: Report
Iran hanged a 26-year-old man for a second time Wednesday months after a previous execution was halted half a minute in, an NGO said.
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In Iran, New President vs Revolutionary Guards Over Israel Air Strikes
A standoff between Iran's newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian and some hardliners in the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has put the future of Iran's response to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's assassination hanging in balance.
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Iran Hangs 4 On Charges Of Spying For Israel
Iran on Monday hanged four members of its Kurdish minority on charges of spying for Israel, defying a campaign for their lives to be spared by rights groups who had described their trial as grossly unfair.
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Iranian "Child Bride" Hanged For Murdering Husband
Iran on Wednesday hanged a woman convicted of murdering her husband, whom she married while still a child, a human rights group said, defying an international campaign for clemency.
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Iran Hangs 17-Year-Old Killing A Man In Brawl: Right Groups
Iran has executed a 17-year-old convicted of murder, two rights groups said on Saturday, expressing outrage that the Islamic Republic continues to hang people for crimes committed as minors.
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3 Hanged In Iran For Raping Women By Luring Them Into Fake Clinic
Iran executed three men on Tuesday who were convicted of raping women they had lured to a fake cosmetic surgery clinic and injected with anaesthetic drugs.
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Iran Executes 354 People In The First Half Of 2023: Report
Iran has hanged at least 354 people in the first six months of 2023, a rights group said Monday, adding that the pace of executions was much higher than in 2022.
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Iran Hangs Three Men Convicted Of Killing Security Forces During Protests
Iran on Friday executed three men convicted of killing security force members during protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death last year, drawing condemnation from Western governments.
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Iran Executes 7 More People As Activists Slam 2-Week Long 'Hanging Spree'
Iran executed seven men in two prisons outside Tehran on drugs and rape charges Wednesday, a rights group said, accelerating what activists describe as a hanging spree over the past two weeks.
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"New Low": Outcry After Iran Hangs 2 Over 'Blasphemous' Social Media Posts
Iran on Monday hanged two men on charges of spreading blasphemy on social media, prompting US condemnation and accusations from Amnesty International that the Islamic republic has reached a "new low" in a spree of executions.
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Iran Hangs 2 Anti-Hijab Protesters For Killing Security Officer
Two men were executed in Iran on Saturday after being found guilty of killing a paramilitary officer during massive protests in the country, the judiciary said.
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Two Iranian Teens Face Death Penalty Over Protests: Rights Group
Two Iranian teenagers face the death penalty after being sentenced to be hanged over involvement in protests that have rocked the Islamic republic for months, a rights group said Monday.
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Don't Read Quran, Celebrate: Iranian Man's Last Wish Before Execution
A 23-year-old executed by Iran in connection with the anti-government protests, has left instructions before his death that no one is to mourn him or read Quran at his grave. Majidreza Rahnavard was hanged in public on Monday in the city of Mashhad.
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Young Iranians Facing Death Penalty Over Anti-Hijab Protests
A doctor, rap artists and a footballer are among around two dozen Iranians who risk being hanged as Tehran uses capital punishment as an intimidation tactic to quell protests, rights groups say.
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Iran Executes Second Anti-Hijab Protester Within A Week
The Islamic Republic of Iran hanged a man in public on Monday who had been convicted of killing two members of security forces, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported, the second execution linked to anti-government protests in less than a week.
