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Iran Executed 975 People In 'Horrifying' 2024 Escalation: Rights Groups
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday.
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Over 900 People Executed In Iran Last Year, Including 40 In A Week: UN
More than 900 people were reportedly executed in Iran last year, including around 40 in a single week in December, the United Nations rights chief said on Tuesday.
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Iran Executed 834 People Last Year, Highest Since 2015: Rights Groups
Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday.
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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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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 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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Iran Executes More Than 50 People So Far This Year: Report
Iranian authorities have executed 55 people in 2023, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Friday, adding that the surging use of the death penalty aims to create fear as protests shake the country.
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3 More People Face Death Penalty In Iran Over Anti-Hijab Protests
Iran has sentenced to death three people accused of killing three members of the security forces during the protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary said Monday.
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"Leadership Fears Own People": US Slams 2nd Iran Execution Amid Protests
The United States on Monday denounced Iran's second execution over ongoing protests, saying the latest killing, carried out in public, showed the clerical leadership feared its own people.
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Over 500 People Already Executed By Iran In 2022: Report
Iran has executed more than 500 people so far in 2022, far more than in the whole of last year, a rights group said Monday.
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Iran Executes 4 People "Cooperating" With Israeli Spy Agency Mossad: Report
Four individuals convicted of cooperating with Israel's spy agency Mossad were executed in Iran on Sunday, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported.
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Iran Executed Over 100 People Between January And March: UN Report
Iran executed more than 100 people in the first three months of 2022, continuing a worrying upward trend, according to a report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that was presented Tuesday.
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Iran Hangs 12 Baluchi Prisoners In One Day: Report
Iran has carried out a mass execution of 12 inmates at a prison in its southeast, an NGO said on Tuesday, as concern grows over the rising number of executions in the Islamic republic.
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Iran Executed 280 People In 2021, UN Says; Condemns "Excessive Force"
Iran executed at least 280 people last year, according to figures published on Thursday by the UN special rapporteur on Iran.
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Donald Trump Warns Iran Against Execution Of Three Over Protests
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday against executing three people allegedly involved in protests in November 2019.
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Iran Executed 975 People In 'Horrifying' 2024 Escalation: Rights Groups
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday.
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Over 900 People Executed In Iran Last Year, Including 40 In A Week: UN
More than 900 people were reportedly executed in Iran last year, including around 40 in a single week in December, the United Nations rights chief said on Tuesday.
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Iran Executed 834 People Last Year, Highest Since 2015: Rights Groups
Iran executed a "staggering" total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday.
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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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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 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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Iran Executes More Than 50 People So Far This Year: Report
Iranian authorities have executed 55 people in 2023, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Friday, adding that the surging use of the death penalty aims to create fear as protests shake the country.
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3 More People Face Death Penalty In Iran Over Anti-Hijab Protests
Iran has sentenced to death three people accused of killing three members of the security forces during the protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, the judiciary said Monday.
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"Leadership Fears Own People": US Slams 2nd Iran Execution Amid Protests
The United States on Monday denounced Iran's second execution over ongoing protests, saying the latest killing, carried out in public, showed the clerical leadership feared its own people.
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Over 500 People Already Executed By Iran In 2022: Report
Iran has executed more than 500 people so far in 2022, far more than in the whole of last year, a rights group said Monday.
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Iran Executes 4 People "Cooperating" With Israeli Spy Agency Mossad: Report
Four individuals convicted of cooperating with Israel's spy agency Mossad were executed in Iran on Sunday, the semiofficial Fars news agency reported.
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Iran Executed Over 100 People Between January And March: UN Report
Iran executed more than 100 people in the first three months of 2022, continuing a worrying upward trend, according to a report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that was presented Tuesday.
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Iran Hangs 12 Baluchi Prisoners In One Day: Report
Iran has carried out a mass execution of 12 inmates at a prison in its southeast, an NGO said on Tuesday, as concern grows over the rising number of executions in the Islamic republic.
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Iran Executed 280 People In 2021, UN Says; Condemns "Excessive Force"
Iran executed at least 280 people last year, according to figures published on Thursday by the UN special rapporteur on Iran.
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Donald Trump Warns Iran Against Execution Of Three Over Protests
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday against executing three people allegedly involved in protests in November 2019.
