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Iran sentences Kurdish cleric to death over protest support
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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Kurdish cleric from the Kurdish city of Bukan in western Iran (Rojhelat) was sentenced to death on charges relat...
Baluchis
Four Iranian Baluch Men Handed Death Penalty on Security Charges
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The Iranian authorities have sentenced four Baluch men to death on the charge of "armed rebellion" through involvement in "an...
Amnesty International
Amnesty International Urges Iran To Halt Execution Of Protester Reza Rasaei
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Amidst mounting concerns over the fate of detained protester Reza Rasaei, Amnesty International issued a warning to Iranian authorities rega...
amputation
In the Shadows of Tyranny: Iran’s Regime and the Death Penalty Dilemma
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The Hrana website has reported a troubling surge in death sentences issued by the Iranian regime, with January 2024 setting a grim record co...
Dissidents
Iran’s Judiciary Issued 35 Death Sentences in One Month
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Human rights activists in Iran state that in January, the Iranian regime’s judiciary set a new record for issuing death sentences in the pas...
Asia
China | How mobile injection vans and firing squads are used to put thousands to death a year
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Under China's draconian laws, as many as 46 crimes carry the death sentence. The number of people it executes each year is a closely gua...
Dissidents
Iranian Lawmaker Says Executions ‘A Lesson’ For Dissidents
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An Iranian lawmaker says the execution of four Kurdish prisoners, who were hanged in Iran on Monday is a lesson to anyone who wants to overt...