Iran sentences teen athlete to death over alleged protest killing: Monitor

"The court rejected Saleh Mohammadi’s claims that his confession was obtained under torture and ruled that his execution be carried out in public at the site of the alleged crime," said the Norway-based Iran Human Rights watchdog.

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Erbil sentences surgeon to death over killing family members

The Kurdistan Region currently maintains a moratorium on executions, in place since 2008.

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Iraq sentences three drug dealers to death

The suspects were caught in possession of 18 kilograms of hashish.

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Iran activist’s death sentence commuted to 30 years in prison: Lawyer

The lawyer said that the immediate risk of execution has been averted.

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Iran executes alleged Mossad agent

Iran arrested over 700 suspected Israeli operatives during the 12-day war

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Iran’s top court upholds death sentence against Kurdish activist

Iran's Supreme Court has rejected a second retrial appeal by Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi. Her lawyers argue that the charges are baseless, citing her peaceful humanitarian work, and highlighting serious procedural flaws.

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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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Baghdad court issues 75 death sentences for drug-related charges in 2024

Iraq’s Central Investigation Court announced the seizure of more than one ton of narcotics, including crystal meth, captagon pills, and hashish, during operations from January to mid-October.

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