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‘Staggering’ Iran Toll Drives Up Global Executions: Amnesty

France Presse | May 17, 2026

Iran put to death over 2,150 people last year, a “staggering” increase that pushed recorded worldwide executions to their highest level since 1981, Amnesty International said Monday.

Amnesty said it had confirmed the executions of at least 2,707 people globally in 2025. Of these cases, 2,159 were in Iran, a figure more than double … Continue Reading

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Iran’s same-day death sentences show its brutality, again

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Order echoes 1988 death commissions, when tens of thousands died.

The Dallas Morning News | By Ted Poe | May 15, 2026

For more than 20 years, before I went to Congress, I sat on a criminal court bench in Texas. I presided over more than 20,000 cases. I know what a courtroom is supposed to be. It is the … Continue Reading

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Iran executes two opposition members as judiciary vows ‘no leniency’

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Paris (France) 24 Issued on: 20/04/2026

Paris (France) (AFP) – Iran on Monday executed two members of opposition group the People’s Mujahedin (MEK) who were convicted of spying for Israel, with the judiciary chief warning of “no leniency”.

Mohammad Masoom Shahi, 38 and also known as Nima, and Hamed Validi, 45, were put to death at dawn in Karaj prison

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Iran: Seven protesters and dissidents at risk of imminent execution after four men arbitrarily executed in secret within 24 hours

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 31 March 2026

Responding to the arbitrary and secret executions of four dissidents in Iran since yesterday as at least seven other protesters and dissidents face the imminent risk of execution, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Diana Eltahawy said:

“Iranian authorities must immediately halt any plans to execute dissidents Vahid Bani … Continue Reading

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Gingrich, Ex-Military Leaders Throw Support Behind Iran Opposition Group

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Fox News | Emma Bussey | 3/ 25/2026

A bipartisan group of former senior U.S. officials — including former military leaders, diplomats, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich — has issued a letter backing regime change in Iran and endorsing and opposition roadmap for the country’s future.

The letter, signed by about 30 key individuals calls on Western governments to … Continue Reading

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