UN concerned by Iran 'surge of executions'
Iranian officials prepare the noose for an execution in the northern city of Nowshahr on April 15, 2014 (AFP Photo/Arash Khamooshi)/ United Nations (United States) (AFP) - At least 850 people have been executed in Iran in the past 15 months as part of a worsening human rights situation under reformist President Hassan Rouhani, a UN official said Monday./ Ahmed Shaheed, the rights rapporteur for Iran, described a "surge in executions," giving Iran the world's the highest death penalty rate per capita. "The range of capital crimes is ...
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