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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Deepa Parent

Iran conducting near-daily prisoner executions in secrecy, say rights groups

An armed Iranian police officer stands guard on armoured vehicle with a flag in the foreground.
The killings have raised fears for hundreds believed to be facing execution over anti-government protests in January. Photograph: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Iran is carrying out near-daily executions of prisoners in secrecy and, in some cases, refusing to hand the bodies of the dead to their families, according to rights groups and sources close to the relatives of the dead.

Many families only learn of executions after they have been carried out, with some facing harassment and pressure not to speak publicly on the personal impact of the state killings, the sources say.

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