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Activists accuse Iran of using capital punishment as a means to intimidate the population in the wake of the protests and the war against the United States and Israel that erupted on February 28. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran has executed over 500 people so far this year after a new surge in hangings…
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U.S. President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump expressed outrage on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) at the mounting number of executions in Iran of people allegedly involved in mass protests earlier this year before the West Asia war began. “The failing Islamic Republic of Iran is not paying large segments…
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Iran on Sunday (August 23, 2026) executed a man accused of carrying a chainsaw during January anti-government protests who was charged with acting as an agent of Israel and the United States. The judiciary said Majid Adineh had been convicted of “operational action in favour of hostile groups” in nationwide rallies that broke out late…
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Iran is the world’s second-most prolific executioner after China, according to rights groups. File | Photo Credit: AP Iran on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) executed a man found guilty of selling information to Israeli intelligence, the judiciary said, the latest in a wave of executions during the war with the country. Since the start of…
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A demonstrator holds an image of Vahid Bani Amerian, a prisoner executed in Iran, as Iranians and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) take part in a rally calling for the European Union’s action against what organisers call political executions in Iran, in Brussels, Belgium, on April 22, 2026 | Photo…
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At least 31 women were executed in 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands to fend off rape or after being forced into marriage, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday. Most…
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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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