Tehran executed over 900 people, including women, UN charges

Tehran executed over 900 people, including women, UN charges

The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands to fend off rape or after being forced into marriage, the UN human rights office said on Tuesday. Most of the executions were for drug-related offenses, but political dissidents and … Read more

Iran violates human rights with new wave of executions

Iran violates human rights with new wave of executions

Iran executed at least 29 individuals Wednesday, including a group of 26 men in a single prison, according to Norway-based Iran Human Rights. This mass execution occurred just a day after Iran faced international backlash for executing a man connected to the 2022 protests. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org … Read more