Kareem El Damanhoury and Joseph Ataman, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:24:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Kareem El Damanhoury and Joseph Ataman, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/04/14/iran-executions-up-75-as-tehran-seeks-to-instill-fear-in-protesters-rights-groups-say/ Fri, 14 Apr 2023 13:31:34 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= (CNN) — Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human rights groups who say the rise reflects an effort by Tehran to “instill fear” among anti-regime protesters. It was the highest number of executions in the Islamic republic since 2015, according to a report released

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