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UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March

Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.

UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March

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Pressivio’s World desk has added the source report “UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March” to its international monitoring stream.

Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.

Original source: BBC World
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