UN rights chief alarmed as Iran executes 56 on security charges since March

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has raised the alarm over a sharp rise in executions in Iran since March. A total of 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests. The UN is calling on Iran to halt politically motivated use of the death penalty.

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