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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 434

executions

Portraits are exhibited behind a noose as a placard reads, 'Executions pro day,' in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a demonstration by supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran in Berlin, Germany on February 10, 2024. (STEFANIE LOOS / AFP)
September 2, 2024, 11:05 pm
UN experts express alarm as they say Iran executed more than 400 people this year
Iran not complying with international execution requirements as 41 people put to death over drug offenses in August alone, say independent experts
By AFP
Iranians protest 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini's death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, September 20, 2022. (AP/ File)
August 6, 2024, 4:19 pm
Iran executes man accused of killing security officer during Mahsa Amini protests
Reza Rasaei, 34, hanged for murder of Revolutionary Guard agent during 2022’s ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’ protests; Amnesty International says his confession was obtained by torture
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinians executed for collaboration with Israel are hung on an electric pole on November 24, 2023. (Social media)
November 25, 2023, 12:59 pm
2 men executed in West Bank for allegedly spying for Israel, as mob cheers
Men’s bodies hung on an electricity pole and later dumped in the trash as crowds call ‘traitors’ and ‘Allahu Akbar’
By ToI Staff and AP
Workers clean up the scene following an armed attack at the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in the Iranian city of Shiraz, in which 15 people were killed, on October 26, 2022. (ISNA NEWS AGENCY/AFP)
July 8, 2023, 2:52 pm
Iran publicly hangs 2 over deadly shooting at Shiraz shrine claimed by Islamic State
Nationalities of men not revealed but Tehran previously said attack involved people from other countries; public executions relatively rare, with almost all carried out in prisons
By AFP
People gather outside of an Iranian diplomat's residence to denounce the Iranian government and the recent execution of a protester on December 10, 2022 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
July 3, 2023, 2:34 pm
Iran accused of executing 354 people in first half of 2023
Norwegian-based Iran Human Rights group says Tehran is increasing its use of the death penalty in order to spread fear
By AFP
People gather outside of an Iranian diplomat's residence to denounce the Iranian government and the recent execution of a protester on December 10, 2022 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
May 16, 2023, 10:11 am
Amnesty slams state ‘killing sprees’; China and Iran top the list
2022 figure for 20 countries known to have executed people shows 53% yearly increase; Saudi Arabia put ‘staggering’ 81 to death in a single day
By AFP
Illustrative photo of an execution in Iran. (AFP/Arash Khamooshi/ISNA)
May 10, 2023, 12:33 pm
Iran executes three convicted drug cartel members
Judiciary says Panjak gang was one of the main narcotics organizations in the country; six members were arrested in 2014 with a kilo of cocaine, opium and methamphetamine
By AFP
Women walk along a street in Tehran on April 19, 2023, days after authorities shut more than 150 businesses for not respecting the obligation for women to wear headscarves. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
May 8, 2023, 8:02 pm
Blasphemy executions denounced by rights groups as ‘shocking new low’ for Iran
Amnesty International, others decry hangings of men accused of mocking Islam online, amid sharp spike in regime killings, at least 208 of which have been committed this year
By Stuart Williams
In this photo released by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, speaks to his father, King Salman, right, at a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2018. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
February 1, 2023, 11:38 am
Rights groups say Saudi executions up sharply under MBS, King Salman
Report notes judicial slayings since 2015 at an annual average of 129, marking six bloodiest years in recent history; also alleges torture and unfair trials
By AFP
An undated picture of Mohammad Boroghani, a protester whose death sentence was upheld by Iranian authorities on December 6, due to his role in protests over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in mid-September. (Twitter; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 2, 2023, 9:32 pm
Iran upholds death sentence for protester charged with ‘enmity against God’
Iranian judiciary confirms death penalty for Mohammad Boroghani, having already executed two people over recent demonstrations
By AFP
A protester stands next to placards with portraits of the victims of Iran's repression, near the French National Assembly in Paris on December 6, 2022. (Julien De Rosa/AFP)
December 14, 2022, 6:51 pm
Rights groups warn Iran using death penalty as intimidation tool to squash protests
Doctor, soccer player and rappers among young Iranians facing execution over recent demonstrations; Amnesty says more death sentences may be carried out ‘at any moment’
By Stuart Williams
A person in the Cypriot capital Nicosia checks a tweet on December 13, 2022, by the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO) regarding the reported risk of Iranian soccer player Amir Nasr-Azadani being sentenced to death in connection with recent protests that have shaken Iran. (AFP)
December 13, 2022, 8:54 pm
World union ‘shocked’ as Iranian soccer player may face death penalty over protests
FIFPRO urges Iran not to execute Amir Nasr-Azadani, who has been accused of ‘enmity against God’ and other offenses
By AFP
Germany's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrives for the first day of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Bucharest, Romania, November 29, 2022. (Andreea Alexandru/AP)
December 12, 2022, 2:44 pm
Germany slams Iran executions as blatant attempt to intimidate protesters
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says demonstrators committing no crime, just want to live in freedom; EU eyes ‘tough package of sanctions’ after latest death penalties
By Agencies
Taliban fighters chant slogans during a celebration marking the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in front of the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
December 7, 2022, 3:23 pm
Taliban carries out first public execution since taking over Afghanistan last year
In a further indication of the Islamist authorities’ intention of resuming previous hardline policies, officials execute man convicted of murder
By Rahim Faiez
Illustrative photo of an execution in Iran. (AFP/Arash Khamooshi/ISNA)
December 4, 2022, 9:36 am
Iran says it has executed 4 alleged Mossad agents accused of spying for Israel
Another 3 people given prison time for allegedly being members of network accused of destroying property, kidnapping individuals for interrogation
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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