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Babak Kamiar

Iran executed 21 people and arrested thousands since start of war, UN warns

Tehran has executed at least 21 people and detained more than 4,000 since the start of the Iran war, the UN Human Rights Office said on Wednesday.

In a statement from Geneva, the office said at least nine of those executed had been linked to the January protests, 10 were killed for alleged membership of opposition or hostile groups, and two were put to death on espionage charges.

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