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'Killing machine': Iran ramps up executions to 'instil fear'


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Executions in Iran jumped by 75% in 2022, according to two human rights organisations. 

 

In their report, Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Together Against the Death Penalty documented at least 582 hangings last year, denouncing what they called a "killing machine" aimed at "instilling fear" in the population. 

Starting in September 2022, Iran was rocked by mass anti-government protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was arrested for allegedly violating the country's strict dress code. 

 

Authorities violently repressed the movement, killing more than 522 and arresting nearly 20,000, as per a January report by the US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency. 

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