Iran ‘now executing one person every six hours’, says rights monitor

Habib Farajollah Chaab during his trial in Tehran in October. Photo: Reuters — © via REUTERS
Abbie CheesemanTelegraph.co.uk
Iran has been executing people at a rate of one person every six hours over the past 10 days, according to rights monitors.
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