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Report: 122 Prisoners Executed in Iran in November

A person in the Cypriot capital Nicosia checks a mobile phone on December 12, 2022, displaying a Tweet about the execution announced by Iranian authorities of Majidreza Rahnavard, the second capital punishment linked to nearly three months of protests. [AFP]

A new report by a human rights group that closely follows how many prisoners are executed in Iran each month offers a chilling look at the surge in capital punishment there.

The Hengaw Organization for Human Rights has documented at least 100 executions in Iran over the past month, indicating a stark increase of more than 50% in comparison to the previous month.

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