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Soaring Iran executions suggests 'tool of state intimidation': UN

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19-01-2026 | 07:21

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Soaring Iran executions suggests 'tool of state intimidation': UN

Iran appears to be using executions "as a tool of state intimidation", the United Nations said Monday, denouncing a jump in capital punishment globally in 2025.

The Islamic republic reportedly executed 1,500 people last year, U.N. rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement, with that number contributing to "an alarming increase" worldwide.

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