Iran executes alleged Mossad agent following contested trial

Iran executed a 34-year-old national for allegedly collaborating with Israel after a trial critics said relied on forced confessions, marking another example of Tehran's escalating use of the death penalty against dissidents.

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Iranian judge linked to mass political executions dies at 69

Nayyeri was one of four members of a jury appointed in 1988 by Iran's then-Supreme Leader Khomeini, which issued as many as 5,000 death sentences against political prisoners

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Iran executed nearly 1,000 in 2024: Rights watchdog

Iran is one of 47 countries that still retain the death penalty for ordinary crimes without a moratorium on executions, according to French rights group Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM).

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Germany shuts all three Iranian consulates in response to Tehran's execution of Iranian-German prisoner

Berlin’s response was an “irrational decision… that cannot be justified,” said the Iranian Foreign Ministry, adding they had already summoned German Ambassador to Tehran Markus Potzel to relay Iran’s “strong protest."

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Iraq hangs 11 convicted of 'terrorism': security, health sources

Iraqi authorities execute 11 individuals for "terrorism" amid criticism from Amnesty International over lack of transparency and fair trials, raising concerns over the use of the death penalty.

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Iran continues rights abuses by executing two prisoners

Iran executes a 2022 protester and a Kurdish prisoner amid mass calls to delay their execution.

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