US EditionMore Iranians face executions over protests: UN rights chief
- U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk called for an immediate halt to the death penalty in Iran due to the risk of dozens facing execution after the first death sentence related to January mass protests was issued this week.
- A revolutionary court in Tehran sentenced an Iranian man to death for 'enmity against god,' which could be the first death sentence linked to the January protests.
- Rights groups reported that thousands were killed during the crackdown on protests, the worst unrest in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
- Volker Turk expressed alarm over potential regional military escalation, citing U.S. President Donald Trump's warning of possible military action if executions continue.
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Times of India
The Economic TimesUN warns more Iranians could face execution
The United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk has urged Iran to halt all executions. This call comes after a death sentence was issued for a protestor. Reports indicate at least eight people, including two children, have received death sentences. Another thirty individuals are also at risk of execution. The UN official expressed deep concern over these developments.
Al-Monitor
UN rights chief warns that more Iranians face execution over protests
By Emma FargeGENEVA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk on Friday called for an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty in Iran, warning that dozens more people risk execution after the first death sentence linked to January mass protests was issued this week."I am horrified by reports that at least eight people, including two children, have been sentenced to death in connection with the protests," Turk said …
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