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Iran's death row inmates strike
Approximately 1,500 inmates sentenced to death at Ghezal Prison are continuing their hunger strike since July 13, protesting against deteriorating conditions and the rising execution rates in the country. The strike began after six drug inmates were transferred to solitary confinement, and the detainees demonstrated demanding an end to executions. Some of them were seen sewing their lips shut as a form of protest, amid worsening health conditions and medical neglect. Iranian authorities have transferred hundreds of protesters to other sections, and criticism from human rights activists is mounting regarding the authorities’ reversal of their promises to halt executions. Since the beginning of the year, at least 424 people have been executed, most of them on drug-related charges, with some executions carried out in response to protests, raising international concern.
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