Tag Archives: IRAN EXECUTIONS
Iran ‘tortured’ prisoners before executions
A human rights organization said the families of the Sunni-Kurdish prisoners whom Iran executed earlier this month revealed that Iranian intelligence members had tortured their sons prior to executing them by hanging. The Defenders of Human Rights Center in Kurdistan
Executions of Sunni preachers, activists continue in Iranian
International human rights groups believe that Iran executed over 1,000 people last year – well above the 2014 tally – including preachers and activists from the Islamic Republic’s Sunni minority. Reports indicate that Iranian authorities put to death more than
U.N. urges Iran to halt execution of minors
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on Iran to impose a moratorium on executions after two juvenile offenders were hanged in the past two weeks. Ban said he was “deeply saddened” by the executions and recalled that Tehran had
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