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Use of the death penalty surged by 43 percent following huge protests prompted by Mahsa Amini’s death.
Iran hanged at least 834 people in 2023, the second-highest number of executions in two decades, according to a report released by rights groups.
The report, released on Tuesday by Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Paris-based Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), suggests that the 43 percent spike in the use of capital punishment last year came in reaction to nationwide…
