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Iran Executes 18-Year-Old Protester as Watchdogs Warn More Imminent Killings

Rights groups say wartime censorship enables a rapid surge in death sentences.

Saudi Arabia Sets New Execution Record in 2025 With 356 Deaths

Iran Executes Six Over Alleged Israel-Linked Attacks in Khuzestan

Iran’s 2025 Execution Toll Tops 1,000 in Prison ‘Mass Killing,’ Rights Group Says

Iran’s 2025 Executions Top 1,000, Rights Group Reports Record Pace

UK Think Tank Warns Iranian Regime Near Collapse, Civil War Risk Looms

UN Says Iran Has Executed at Least 841 People in 2025 After July Surge

Video Shows Public Crane Hanging in Iran as Judiciary Confirms At-Scene Executions

Three British Defendants Apologise in Bali as Prosecutor Proposes One-Year Terms

Saudi Arabia’s June Execution Surge Draws Human Rights Outcry

Iran Hangs Abbas Kurkuri Over 2022 Protest Shootings

Global Executions in 2024 Hit Highest Level Since 2015, Amnesty Report Reveals

Iran Executes Record 31 Women in 2024, Highlighting Gender Disparities

Zimbabwe Abolishes Death Penalty After Nearly Two Decades Without Executions