The Iranian authorities’ dramatic escalation of executions in recent weeks is a serious violation of right to life and should bring international condemnation. Since late April, the Iranian authorities have executed at least 60 people, including an Iranian-Swedish national on alleged terror-related charges.
PARIS: Iran executed seven men in two prisons outside Tehran on drugs and rape charges Wednesday, a rights group said. Three men were executed on drug-related charges in Ghezal Hesar Prison in the city of Karaj outside Tehran, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO said. It added that four other men were hanged on rape charges in Rajai Shahr Prison, also in Karaj.
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Iran executed seven men Wednesday on drug and rape charges, rights groups said, amid the UN denouncing of the "frighteningly" high number of executions in the country in the first five months of the year. Three men were executed on drug-related charges in Ghezal Hesar prison in the city of Karaj outside Tehran, said Iran Human Rights (IHR), a Norway-based NGO. It added that four other men were hanged on rape charges in Rajai Shahr prison, also in Karaj.