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Reports: Iran uses war as cover for increased executions

Iran already had one of the highest rates of capital punishment in the world.
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  • Iran already had one of the highest rates of capital punishment in the world. Now, rights groups say, the country is using the current conflict to carry out even more executions, in an attempt to repress dissent. S1
  • Iran already had one of the highest rates of capital punishment in the world. Now, rights groups say, the country is using the current conflict to carry out even more executions, in an attempt to repress dissent. S2
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