Iran executes 20 people in one week amid crackdown on protesters and minorities

Human rights organisations report that at least 20 executions were carried out in Iran within a single week. The crackdown also involves fresh arrests and new repressive measures targeting protest participants, religious minorities and academics. The wave of executions is the latest in an ongoing pattern of intensified repression documented by monitoring groups.

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