Soaring executions in Iran suggest use as 'tool of state intimidation,' UN says
At least 47% of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 had been related to drug offences, the UN human rights office said....
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At least 47% of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 had been related to drug offences, the UN human rights office said....
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US sanctions have damaged Iran's economy, which was the reason the protests broke out in the first place....
UN âhuman rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...
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US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that heâs been told "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have stopped. Tehran, on its end, has signaled fast trials and executions ahead in it...
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