Human rights groups accuse Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of using capital punishment as a tool following nationwide ...

That compares to at least 853 people executed in Iran in 2023. "It is high time Iran stemmed this ever-swelling tide of executions," Turk said in a statement. Iran uses capital punishment for major ...

Iran uses capital punishment for major crimes including murder, drug trafficking, rape and sexual assault. The Islamic republic executes more people per year than any other nation except China ...

That compares to at least 853 people executed in Iran in 2023. “It is high time Iran stemmed this ever-swelling tide of executions,” Turk said in a statement. Iran uses capital punishment for ...

The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering ...

Iran in 2024 executed at least 31 women, an NGO said on Monday, warning that female prisoners were increasingly being caught in a surge in the use of capital punishment in the Islamic republic.

Iran in 2024 executed at least 31 women, an NGO said on Monday, warning that female prisoners were increasingly being caught ...

Iran executed at least ... but political dissidents and people connected with mass protests in 2022 over the death in police custody of a 22-year-old woman were also among the victims, the UN ...

That compares to at least 853 people executed in Iran in 2023. "It is high time Iran stemmed this ever-swelling tide of executions," Turk said in a statement. Iran uses capital punishment for major ...

That compares to at least 853 people executed in Iran in 2023. "It is high time Iran stemmed this ever-swelling tide of executions," Turk said in a statement. Iran uses capital punishment for ...

At least 901 people were reportedly ... the use of capital punishment in all cases in which the accused was under 18 at the time of their alleged offence. Iran accounted for 74% of all recorded ...