While the total executions carried out in Iran increased to a record number last year, executions performed by the Islamic Republic have been on an “alarming surge” since the U.S.-Israeli war with ...

President Donald Trump celebrated the “very good news” on Wednesday that eight Iranian women, who were to be executed, have been spared by Tehran leaders. “I have just been informed that the eight ...

Rights groups including Amnesty International say Iran carries out the most executions of any nation worldwide per capita, and the most of any country other than China, for which no reliable data is ...

The Islamic Republic of Iran is on track to exceed the record number of executions it carried out against opponents in 2025, with 657 executions in the first three months of the year, according to the ...

The American Civil War was not only fought with rifles and cannons. It was fought with hangings, firing squads, prison atrocities, and mob vengeance. At Fort Pillow, surrender turned into slaughter.

Iran announced the execution of two political prisoners on March 31, a day after the death penalty was also carried out on two others, in a sign that the clerical authorities are stepping up a ...

Tehran put 4 to 5 people to death daily throughout last year, data shows; if regime survives war, IHR says 'serious risk that ...