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Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
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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 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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"Will Make An Example Of Them": Iran Arrests 20 Alleged Israeli Spies
Iran has arrested 20 people it alleges are operatives of Israel's Mossad spy agency in recent months, the judiciary said on Saturday, warning that they will face no leniency and will be made an example of.
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26 People Arrested In Iran Over Collaborating With Israel: Local Media
Iran's intelligence services have arrested 26 people, accusing them of collaborating with Israel, days after a ceasefire between the two countries was announced.
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Iran Executes Man Convicted Of Killing 7 People During Protests In 2022
Hundreds of people were killed during the 2022 protests, including members of the security forces. Thousands more were arrested.
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Iran Executes 9 People Arrested Over Planned Islamic State Attack
Iran executed nine people it said were members of the Islamic State, state media reported on Tuesday, after their arrest in early 2018 during clashes in which three members of the Revolutionary Guards were killed.
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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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Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
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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 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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"Will Make An Example Of Them": Iran Arrests 20 Alleged Israeli Spies
Iran has arrested 20 people it alleges are operatives of Israel's Mossad spy agency in recent months, the judiciary said on Saturday, warning that they will face no leniency and will be made an example of.
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26 People Arrested In Iran Over Collaborating With Israel: Local Media
Iran's intelligence services have arrested 26 people, accusing them of collaborating with Israel, days after a ceasefire between the two countries was announced.
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Iran Executes Man Convicted Of Killing 7 People During Protests In 2022
Hundreds of people were killed during the 2022 protests, including members of the security forces. Thousands more were arrested.
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Iran Executes 9 People Arrested Over Planned Islamic State Attack
Iran executed nine people it said were members of the Islamic State, state media reported on Tuesday, after their arrest in early 2018 during clashes in which three members of the Revolutionary Guards were killed.
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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.
