In the aftermath of war with Israel, Iran execution rate spikes to 20 year high

In the aftermath of war with Israel, Iran execution rate spikes to 20 year high


On the morning of November 10, inside Evin Prison in Tehran, guards in Ward 7 closed off the doors leading to Ehsan Afrashteh's cell. "After brutally beating him, he was taken to a high-security ward, his head and face were covered in blood, begging for help from others," a post on Iranian journalist and human rights activist Mehdi Mahmoudian's X account read only minutes after it happened. Loading...

Author: Vera Weidenbach


Published at: 2025-12-03 21:50:23

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