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IRAN - 7 men executed in Lahijan from October to December of 2025

04 February 2026

Ghorban Rashidi, Kourosh Zamani, Kianoush Rostami, Payam Nouri, Omid Hatami, Samir Ajamloo, Iman Nejati

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IRAN - The killing of Fatemeh Nasiri and Zahra Jafari

04 February 2026  Read everything

IRAN - IHR Report: Death of Sina Ashgbousi, 16

04 February 2026  Read everything

NORTH KOREA: PEOPLE ‘EXECUTED FOR WATCHING SOUTH KOREAN TV’, BRIBERY TO ESCAPE PUNISHMENT WIDESPREAD

04 February 2026

North Koreans caught watching South Korean television shows face public humiliation, years in labour camps or even execution – with the harshest punishments for those too poor to pay bribes, according to testimonies given to Amnesty International.

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URGENT APPEAL BY HANDS OFF CAIN TO AVOID THE ERASING EVIDENCE OF 1980S EXECUTIONS BY DESTROYING BEHESHT-E-ZAHRA SECTION 41 IN IRAN

25 August 2025  Read everything

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