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Iran Executions Surge as Government Cracks Down

At least 142 people were executed in May, the highest monthly number since 2015

By Sune Engel Rasmussen
Protests last year in Tehran and other Iranian cities led to a wave of death sentences, according to a rights watchdog. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

A surge in executions is putting Iran on course for the highest annual number of capital punishments in nearly a decade, a rise that activists and analysts say reflects Tehran’s determination to stamp out political unrest and crime.

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