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Iran Committing Mass Unlawful Killings "On Unprecedented Scale": Amnesty
Iranian authorities have committed mass unlawful killings "on an unprecedented scale" in their crackdown on protesters, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, citing verified video evidence and eyewitness reports.
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Iran Publically Executes Man For Murdering Family Of 4
Murder and rape are punishable by death in Iran, which is second only to China in terms of the number of executions it carries out, according to rights groups including Amnesty International.
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Use Of Death Penalty Across Globe At Its Highest In 9 Years, Says Report
The use of the death penalty has reached its highest level worldwide since 2015, London-based human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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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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At Least 8 Protesters Killed In Iran Crackdown In 24 Hours: Amnesty
Iranian security forces have killed at least eight people since Wednesday evening as they push on with a deadly crackdown against nearly six weeks of women-led protests, Amnesty International said.
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82 Killed In Iran Crackdown After Protests Over Rape By Police Commander
At least 82 people have been killed by Iranian security forces in the city of Zahedan in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province since protests erupted there on September 30, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
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More Than 140 Protesters Killed In Iran: Amnesty
At least 146 demonstrators were killed across Iran since leaders ordered security forces to stamp out protests that followed fuel price rises on November 15, Amnesty International said on Monday.
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China Executes Most People in 2016, Iran and Pakistan On List Too
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall.
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Dozens of juvenile offenders face death in Iran: Amnesty
Dozens of people who were arrested in Iran for crimes committed before they turned 18 remain at risk of the death penalty despite recent reforms, with many having already spent years on death row, according to a report by Amnesty International released today.
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Iran Women Being Reduced to 'Baby-Making Machines': Amnesty
Draft legislation aimed at boosting a flagging birth rate threatens to reduce Iranian women to "baby-making machines" and set their rights back by decades, Amnesty International warned on Wednesday.
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Amnesty Condemns Iran's 'Brutal' Blinding of Man
International rights group Amnesty International condemned Iranian authorities Friday for what it said was the "unspeakably cruel" blinding of a man on the grounds of retribution.
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Iran Hangs Woman in Defiance of International Campaign That Tried to Save Her
Iran executed Saturday a 26-year-old woman who had spent five years on death row for the murder of a former intelligence official, defying international pressure to spare her life.
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Iran Executes Man Despite International Pressure
Iran on Sunday hanged a man said to be affiliated to an exiled opposition group, state media reported, despite international pressure on the Islamic republic to halt the execution.
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Woman's execution in Iraq draws Amnesty's ire
Iranian authorities executed on Friday a 23-year-old woman convicted of a murder allegedly committed when she was still a teenager.
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Iran Committing Mass Unlawful Killings "On Unprecedented Scale": Amnesty
Iranian authorities have committed mass unlawful killings "on an unprecedented scale" in their crackdown on protesters, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, citing verified video evidence and eyewitness reports.
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Iran Publically Executes Man For Murdering Family Of 4
Murder and rape are punishable by death in Iran, which is second only to China in terms of the number of executions it carries out, according to rights groups including Amnesty International.
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Use Of Death Penalty Across Globe At Its Highest In 9 Years, Says Report
The use of the death penalty has reached its highest level worldwide since 2015, London-based human rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
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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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At Least 8 Protesters Killed In Iran Crackdown In 24 Hours: Amnesty
Iranian security forces have killed at least eight people since Wednesday evening as they push on with a deadly crackdown against nearly six weeks of women-led protests, Amnesty International said.
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82 Killed In Iran Crackdown After Protests Over Rape By Police Commander
At least 82 people have been killed by Iranian security forces in the city of Zahedan in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchistan province since protests erupted there on September 30, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
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More Than 140 Protesters Killed In Iran: Amnesty
At least 146 demonstrators were killed across Iran since leaders ordered security forces to stamp out protests that followed fuel price rises on November 15, Amnesty International said on Monday.
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China Executes Most People in 2016, Iran and Pakistan On List Too
China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said Tuesday, as death penalties in the world decreased overall.
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Dozens of juvenile offenders face death in Iran: Amnesty
Dozens of people who were arrested in Iran for crimes committed before they turned 18 remain at risk of the death penalty despite recent reforms, with many having already spent years on death row, according to a report by Amnesty International released today.
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Iran Women Being Reduced to 'Baby-Making Machines': Amnesty
Draft legislation aimed at boosting a flagging birth rate threatens to reduce Iranian women to "baby-making machines" and set their rights back by decades, Amnesty International warned on Wednesday.
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Amnesty Condemns Iran's 'Brutal' Blinding of Man
International rights group Amnesty International condemned Iranian authorities Friday for what it said was the "unspeakably cruel" blinding of a man on the grounds of retribution.
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Iran Hangs Woman in Defiance of International Campaign That Tried to Save Her
Iran executed Saturday a 26-year-old woman who had spent five years on death row for the murder of a former intelligence official, defying international pressure to spare her life.
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Iran Executes Man Despite International Pressure
Iran on Sunday hanged a man said to be affiliated to an exiled opposition group, state media reported, despite international pressure on the Islamic republic to halt the execution.
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Woman's execution in Iraq draws Amnesty's ire
Iranian authorities executed on Friday a 23-year-old woman convicted of a murder allegedly committed when she was still a teenager.
