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U.N. rights chief warns that more Iranians face execution over protests

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U.N. rights chief warns that more Iranians face execution over protests

File picture of Iranians attending an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, on January 9, 2026 | Photo Credit: AP The U.N. human ​rights chief Volker Turk on Friday (February 27, 2026) called for an ‌immediate moratorium on the use of the ​death penalty in Iran, warning that ⁠dozens more people risk execution after the first…

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Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies: NGO

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Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies: NGO

People protest against executions and detentions in Iran. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran on Saturday hanged at least seven people, including two women, while a member of its Jewish minority is at imminent risk of execution as the Islamic republic further intensified its use of capital punishment, an NGO said. Parvin Mousavi, 53, a mother…

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