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UN rights office: Iran has executed more than 200 people this year
09 May 2023 15:49
Iran has executed 209 people so far this year, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office said on May 9, describing its record as "abominable" and calling for them to halt.
"The UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk today expressed dismay at the frighteningly high number of executions this year in Iran," Ravina Shamdasani told a Geneva press briefing, Reuters reports.
"On average so far this year, over 10 people are put to death each week in Iran, making it one of the world's highest executors," she added, saying most were for drug-related offenses.
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