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Iran Executes Two Men Allegedly Spying For Israel Amid War With US
Mohammad Masoom-shahi and Hamed Validi were executed in Iran for "waging war against God" and collaborating with the Israeli regime.
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In A First, Iran Set To Execute Woman Over January Protests
Rights groups accuse Iran of using the death penalty as a tool of repression to instil fear among the prople amid war against Israel and the US.
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No Sign Of New Protests In Iran As Hard-Line Cleric Calls For Executions
As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a bloody crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened US President Donald Trump.
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Protesters Are 'Enemies Of God': Iran Warns Of Death Penalty In Crackdown
Amid two weeks of mass protests, Iran's attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, has warned that anyone participating in demonstrations will be considered an "enemy of God", a charge that comes with the death penalty under Iranian law.
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"Might Be Worse": Iran Executed Over 800 People In 2025, Says UN
More than 800 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".
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Iran Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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'Will Do All We Can': Iran Official On Kerala Nurse Nimisha Priya On Death Row In Yemen
Iran will do whatever it can in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, facing a death sentence in Yemen, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.
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Iran Executes Fortune Teller For Raping Clients Under "False Pretences"
Authorities in central Iran executed a male fortune-teller for raping and sexually assaulting his clients, the judiciary said on Wednesday.
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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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Iran Sentences Man To Death Over Online Posts During 2022 Protests
An Iranian court has sentenced a man to death over content he posted online during 2022 protests over the death in custody of an Iranian-Kurdish woman, the judiciary said Tuesday.
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Why American Porn Star Whitney Wright Visited Iran Despite The Risk Of Death Penalty
An American adult star is facing accusations of promoting propaganda for Iran's government following a social media post about her recent trip to the Islamic Republic, despite the risks of being arrested and sentenced to the death penalty because of
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Iran Confirms Death Penalty In Officer's Killing At Mahsa Amini Protests
Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a man convicted of killing a Revolutionary Guards officer during nationwide protests last year, the judiciary said.
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10 Countries Where Homosexuality Can Lead To Capital Punishment
Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.
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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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Iran's Executions Of Protestors "State-Sanctioned Killing": UN
Iran is weaponising the death penalty to frighten the public and crush dissent, and its execution of protesters without due process amounts to state-sanctioned killing, the UN said on Tuesday.
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Iran Executes Two Men Allegedly Spying For Israel Amid War With US
Mohammad Masoom-shahi and Hamed Validi were executed in Iran for "waging war against God" and collaborating with the Israeli regime.
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In A First, Iran Set To Execute Woman Over January Protests
Rights groups accuse Iran of using the death penalty as a tool of repression to instil fear among the prople amid war against Israel and the US.
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No Sign Of New Protests In Iran As Hard-Line Cleric Calls For Executions
As Iran returned to uneasy calm after a wave of protests that drew a bloody crackdown, a senior hard-line cleric called Friday for the death penalty for detained demonstrators and directly threatened US President Donald Trump.
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Protesters Are 'Enemies Of God': Iran Warns Of Death Penalty In Crackdown
Amid two weeks of mass protests, Iran's attorney general, Mohammad Movahedi Azad, has warned that anyone participating in demonstrations will be considered an "enemy of God", a charge that comes with the death penalty under Iranian law.
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"Might Be Worse": Iran Executed Over 800 People In 2025, Says UN
More than 800 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".
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Iran Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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'Will Do All We Can': Iran Official On Kerala Nurse Nimisha Priya On Death Row In Yemen
Iran will do whatever it can in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, facing a death sentence in Yemen, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.
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Iran Executes Fortune Teller For Raping Clients Under "False Pretences"
Authorities in central Iran executed a male fortune-teller for raping and sexually assaulting his clients, the judiciary said on Wednesday.
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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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Iran Sentences Man To Death Over Online Posts During 2022 Protests
An Iranian court has sentenced a man to death over content he posted online during 2022 protests over the death in custody of an Iranian-Kurdish woman, the judiciary said Tuesday.
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Why American Porn Star Whitney Wright Visited Iran Despite The Risk Of Death Penalty
An American adult star is facing accusations of promoting propaganda for Iran's government following a social media post about her recent trip to the Islamic Republic, despite the risks of being arrested and sentenced to the death penalty because of
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Iran Confirms Death Penalty In Officer's Killing At Mahsa Amini Protests
Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a man convicted of killing a Revolutionary Guards officer during nationwide protests last year, the judiciary said.
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10 Countries Where Homosexuality Can Lead To Capital Punishment
Several countries have banned homosexuality, with many of them having the death penalty for same-sex relations.
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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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Iran's Executions Of Protestors "State-Sanctioned Killing": UN
Iran is weaponising the death penalty to frighten the public and crush dissent, and its execution of protesters without due process amounts to state-sanctioned killing, the UN said on Tuesday.
