iran executions

Iran is carrying out executions “at an alarming rate,” putting to death at least 419 people in the first seven months of the year, the United Nations chief said in a new report. That’s a 30 per cent increase from the same period in…

WARNING: This story contains sensitive and upsetting content. Discretion is advised. A heart-wrenching video of a young Iranian girl begging authorities in Salmas Prison in northwest Iran to spare her father’s life a day before his…

<!-- -->Iran executes more people a year than any other nation except China, according to human rights groupsParis: Iran executed seven men in two prisons outside Tehran on drugs and rape charges Wednesday, a rights group said,…

<!-- -->The executions come as concern intensifies about a spike in executions in Iran this yearParis: Iran on Monday hanged two men on charges of spreading blasphemy on social media, prompting US condemnation and accusations from…

Iran hanged two men on Saturday for allegedly killing a member of the country’s military during nationwide protests. Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were declared guilty of “corruption on earth” for allegedly being…

When a 38-year-old man anguished over the protests in Iran took his own life in the French city of Lyon, fellow members of the Iranian diaspora felt his pain. Three months into the anti-government protests, Iranians abroad are going…

Golnaz Fakhari is overcome with grief. The Vancouver resident, who is Iranian-Canadian, has been watching with horror as the civil unrest in Iran has shifted into a deadly new phase.“When the first execution happened, it was as if…

Two Canadians are making a plea for public support in their efforts to save the lives of a pair of imprisoned philanthropists who may face the death penalty in Iran. Farzaneh and Dr. Hamid Ghare-Hassanlou are among 28 people who may…

<!-- -->Rights groups have expressed alarm over the numbers of women executed in Iran. (Representational)Nicosia, Cyprus: Iran has executed more than 500 people so far in 2022, far more than in the whole of last year, a rights group…

<!-- -->Iran executed at least 280 people last year, UN special rapporteur on Iran said. (Representational)Geneva: Iran executed at least 280 people last year, according to figures published on Thursday by the UN special rapporteur on…