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'Much Appreciated': Trump Says Iran Won't Execute 8 Women After His Request
Trump had earlier said on social media that the women's release could work in Iran's favour in negotiations.
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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 Executes Man For Killing Officer During Mahsa Amini Protests
Iran executed a man on Tuesday after the courts convicted him of killing a Revolutionary Guards officer during nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary said.
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Iran Executes 4 Men Convicted Of Spying For Israel's Mossad
Iran executed four men at dawn on Monday after they were convicted of spying for the country's arch-foe Israel, according to Tehran's judiciary.
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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 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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"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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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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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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Rights Groups Condemn "Execution Spree" In Iran: Report
Iran is carrying out executions at a "horrifying pace" in state-approved killings on a mass scale that constitutes an "abhorrent assault" on the right to life, two rights groups said on Wednesday.
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Global Use Of Death Penalty Rise By 20% In 2021: Amnesty
The easing of pandemic restrictions coincided with a "worrying rise" in global executions in 2021, Amnesty International said Tuesday, with Iran recording its highest number of state-sanctioned killings since 2017.
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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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The Number Of Executions Worldwide Soared In 2015. Three Countries Are The Reason.
At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, according to Amnesty International annual figures, which were released Tuesday evening. This marked a rise of some 50 percent from the year before and the highest number recorded by the organization since 1989.
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Saudi-Iran Crisis Widens As Kuwait Recalls Envoy
The diplomatic crisis surrounding Saudi Arabia and Iran widened on Tuesday as Kuwait recalled its ambassador to Tehran and Bahrain severed air links in the face of growing international concern.
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'Much Appreciated': Trump Says Iran Won't Execute 8 Women After His Request
Trump had earlier said on social media that the women's release could work in Iran's favour in negotiations.
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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 Executes Man For Killing Officer During Mahsa Amini Protests
Iran executed a man on Tuesday after the courts convicted him of killing a Revolutionary Guards officer during nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary said.
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Iran Executes 4 Men Convicted Of Spying For Israel's Mossad
Iran executed four men at dawn on Monday after they were convicted of spying for the country's arch-foe Israel, according to Tehran's judiciary.
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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 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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"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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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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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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Rights Groups Condemn "Execution Spree" In Iran: Report
Iran is carrying out executions at a "horrifying pace" in state-approved killings on a mass scale that constitutes an "abhorrent assault" on the right to life, two rights groups said on Wednesday.
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Global Use Of Death Penalty Rise By 20% In 2021: Amnesty
The easing of pandemic restrictions coincided with a "worrying rise" in global executions in 2021, Amnesty International said Tuesday, with Iran recording its highest number of state-sanctioned killings since 2017.
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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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The Number Of Executions Worldwide Soared In 2015. Three Countries Are The Reason.
At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, according to Amnesty International annual figures, which were released Tuesday evening. This marked a rise of some 50 percent from the year before and the highest number recorded by the organization since 1989.
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Saudi-Iran Crisis Widens As Kuwait Recalls Envoy
The diplomatic crisis surrounding Saudi Arabia and Iran widened on Tuesday as Kuwait recalled its ambassador to Tehran and Bahrain severed air links in the face of growing international concern.
