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Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel, allegedly trained by Mossad

May 13, 2026 admin

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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Iran executed 21, arrested 4,000 since West Asia war began: U.N.

April 29, 2026 admin

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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U.N. says Iran executed over 900 people in 2024, including dozens of women

January 7, 2025 admin

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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Iran hangs two women as surge in executions intensifies: NGO

May 18, 2024 admin

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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