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UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March
United Nations human rights officials express alarm over a surge in executions and death sentences across Iran since March.
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United Nations human rights officials express alarm over a surge in executions and death sentences across Iran since March.
Iran has publicly executed two men convicted over January protests in Isfahan despite urgent warnings from United Nations experts.
Iran executes two young men in Shiraz for offering medical help to fleeing anti-regime protesters, according to recent media reports.
Iran is accelerating the execution of political prisoners and protest detainees amidst an active state of war with the United States.