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Iran broadens protester executions
The article focused on the Iranian authorities' execution by hanging of two detainees from the January protests in the city of Isfahan, as part of a broader crackdown against protesters and political prisoners. It explained that the sentences came after closed-door trials in which they were charged with "warring against God," "corruption on earth," and committing acts of violence against security forces, amid concerns over human rights violations during the trial procedures and a lack of transparency. These executions coincided with a rise in killings and executions across Iran since the war began, with authorities carrying out more than 400 executions since the start of the year, amid protests and resistance within prisons, including strikes and sit-ins to oppose the executions. These measures are part of an extensive crackdown against the opposition and demonstrators.
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