Iran has executed three men accused of killing police officers during anti-government protests earlier this year, marking the first confirmed hangings linked to the demonstrations, according to state media reports. The executions were carried out in Qom province after the country’s Supreme Court upheld the death sentences, as reported by Tasnim News Agency. Those executed […]
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China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam compounds
BEIJING: China executed 11 people on Thursday who were connected to criminal gangs operating scam compounds in Myanmar, including key members involved in telecom fraud operations, state media reported. Read More: Myanmar demolishes 150 buildings in border scam crackdown The fraudulent operations in Myanmar’s border regions have become part of a multibillion-dollar illicit industry, exploiting loopholes in lawless […]
Iran executes man convicted of spying for Mossad
Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, state media reported on Wednesday, amid heightened regional tensions and renewed rhetoric between Tehran, Tel Aviv, and Washington. The execution comes as Iran says it is confronting what it describes as an intensifying campaign of foreign espionage and covert operations. Read More: […]
US denounces Taliban’s plan to reimpose amputations, executions
On Friday, Ned Price, the US State Department spokesperson said that Washington harshly denounces reported comments by a Taliban official who said the group would bring back the use of amputations and executions as punishment in Afghanistan. While answering to Taliban leader Mullah Nooruddin Turabi’s, Price said that the acts would be massive abuses of […]
Iran says executing child offenders not a rights violation
Iran’s use of the death penalty for crimes committed as minors does not mean it violates human rights, a senior Iranian official has insisted to AFP in response to UN criticism. The Islamic republic executes convicts for crimes they committed while under-age “three to four times” a year, argued Majid Tafreshi of the state-run High […]