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\u201cExecutions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023,\u201d<\/a> Al Jazeera, 3-5-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran hanged at least 834 people in 2023, the second-highest number of executions in two decades, according to a report released by rights groups. The report, released on Tuesday by Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), suggests that the 43 percent spike in the use of capital punishment last year came in reaction to nationwide protests prompted by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini in 2022. \u2026 IHR director Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam described the figures as a \u201cstaggering total.\u201d \u201cInstilling societal fear is the regime\u2019s only way to hold on to power, and the death penalty is its most important instrument,\u201d he said.\u201d<\/p>\n

BBC gave into the Regime, and in the process limited Iranian citizens access to real news.\u00a0 \u201cBBC’s Deal With Iran Over Election Coverage Angers Staffers,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-5-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cQuote of the Day:\u00a0 \u201cQatar is not an ally; it is an enabler of the most bloodthirsty regime on earth.\u201d\u00a0 UANI CEO Mark Wallace.\u00a0 See \u201cUnited Against Nuclear Iran Urges Action Against Qatar For Hosting IRGC,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-5-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cUS Reveals Another Iranian Plot On American Soil,\u201d<\/a> Iran International, 3-5-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cExecutions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023,\u201d Al Jazeera, 3-5-24.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cIran hanged at least 834 people in 2023, the second-highest number of executions in two decades, according to a report released by rights groups. The report, released on Tuesday by Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), suggests that … <\/p>\n

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