Rights groups: Iran executed 975 people in 'horrifying' 2024 escalation
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday. Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and French group Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) said the figure was the highest since IHR began recording executions in Iran in 2008.
Iran executed 975 people in 2024 in ‘horrifying escalation’ of death penalty, damning report says
Iran executed 975 people in 2024 in ‘horrifying escalation’ of death penalty, damning report says - At least 31 women and one child among those executed
Iran executed 975 people last year, rights groups say
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a “horrifying escalation” of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said yesterday. Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and French group Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) said that the figure was the highest since IHR began recording executions in Iran in 2008.
Iran executed 975 people in 2024 – Report
Human rights activists on Thursday said the Iranian Government executed at least 975 people in 2024, in a “horrifying escalation in the use of the death penalty.”
Iran executed 975 in ‘horrifying’ 2024 escalation
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a “horrifying escalation” of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said yesterday.
Iran executed 975 people in 'horrifying' 2024 escalation: Human rights groups
Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, marking a significant increase and the highest number since 2008, according to reports by Iran Human Rights and Together Against the Death Penalty. The rise in executions,
Iran Executes 975 in 2024 in ‘Horrifying Escalation’ of Capital Punishment
A joint report released on Thursday by Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and French group Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) claims that Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024—a “horrifying escalation” in the country’s use of capital punishment.
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