The figure, which is nearly three times the number of foreigners executed in the past two years combined, has raised serious concerns among human rights organizations, with many calling it an unprecedented surge in capital punishment

The controversial legislation, if passed, would permit marriages for girls as young as nine, a move critics denounce as a severe regression in both civilizational and human rights standards

Among those executed were two Afghan nationals, a detail that has drawn attention from international human rights organizations due to the involvement of foreign nationals in Iran’s judicial actions

The NGO's report highlights a concerning lack of transparency, noting that only 15% of the executions in 2023 were officially announced. The remaining 85%, which amounts to 709 executions, occurred without any formal acknowledgment from Iranian authorities

The Iranian authorities and their proxies have intensified their campaign of harassment, falsely accusing Persian media abroad of inciting unrest and exacerbating the abuse

According to Col Rabih Alenezi, who went into exile in the UK last year, he was instructed to clear the village of al-Khuraybah, predominantly inhabited by the Huwaitat tribe, to pave the way for The Line

The execution took place on Thursday morning at Hamadan Central Prison, marking the eighth death sentence carried out against protesters since the rallies erupted in September 2022