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Iran has executed at least 21 people since start of war: UN human rights chief
- On Wednesday, the United Nations reported that Iran has executed at least 21 people and detained more than 4,000 individuals since the war began in late February.
- US-Israeli strikes sparked the conflict in late February, prompting authorities to target protesters and opposition members with coercive tactics, forced confessions, and reports of deaths in custody.
- Authorities imposed a nationwide internet blackout lasting 61 days, while UN rights chief Volker Turk denounced 'dire' conditions in Iranian prisons where detainees suffer from acute shortages of food and medical care.
- Turk said he was "appalled" by the scale of repression, calling for an immediate moratorium on capital punishment and the release of those arbitrarily detained.
- The OHCHR warned that many people, including children, remain at risk under Iran's "broad and vague definition of national security crimes," which silences independent voices and inflicts enormous social harm.
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Iran has executed at least 21 people since start of war: UN human rights chief
The Iranian government has executed at least 21 people since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against the country, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said Wednesday. In a press release, Türk’s office said that since the conflict began on Feb. 28, the Islamic Republic regime has executed at least nine people…
·Washington, United States
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·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Iran war: UN rights chief 'appalled' by arrests, executions
The UN rights office reports ongoing executions, mass arrests and a sweeping crackdown in Iran during the war, with thousands detained. Meanwhile, the country's currency has hit a record low. DW has the latest.
·Bonn, Germany
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left4Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Left, 36% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources lean Right
37% Left
L 37%
C 27%
R 36%
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