the hanging was paused, but only after Ahmad was suffocated for 28 long seconds. This was because of a barbaric law that isn't particularly fair or logical in practice. Under Iran's sharia law ...

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Hanging is the most common method of execution in Iran and has been the preferred approach since the late 1980s. Harrowing images and videos have shown how some of those sentenced to death are ...

(AFP) Israel attacks Iran live updates: Iran has no limits when it comes to defending its interests, its territorial integrity and its people, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday ...

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Protesters hold up a placard reading 'Stop Execution in Iran' as they take part in a rally in support of the demonstrations in Iran, in front of the Victory Column in Berlin, Oct. 22, 2022.

The reported amputations come as concern grows over the surge in the number of executions in Iran in recent months. These included this week's hanging of German national of Iranian origin Jamshid ...

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Meanwhile, in Khorramabad - also in western Iran - demonstrators had gathered ... A rights group and witnesses said officers fired live rounds and tear gas at the crowds in the city.