Death Penalty
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HR cheif:
Death penalty handed to terror ringleader based on Iran laws
TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s top human rights official says the death sentence handed down to the ringleader of a US-based terrorist group was issued in accordance with Iran's judicial laws and after his case went through a fair legal process.
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Iranian official Akbari sentenced to death for spying for UK
TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary has sentenced Alireza Akbari, a former official, to death on charges of spying for the United Kingdom intelligence services.
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S Arabia hands down death sentences to 6 political dissidents
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – A human rights organization says the Saudi judiciary has sentenced six more prisoners of conscience to death as the kingdom employs secret trials and controversial rulings as a tool to further crackdown on political prisoners.