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IRAN - Amir Naderi and Saman Fattahi killed during protests

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JAPAN: COURT REJECTS INMATES' CALLS TO HALT HANGING ON INHUMANE GROUNDS

18 January 2026

A Japanese court rejected on January 16, 2026 three death-row inmates' demands against the state to halt their executions by hanging as an inhumane practice in violation of an international convention prohibiting cruel punishment.

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IRAN - Identities of four killed protesters

18 January 2026

Morteza Shaneh, Parsa Saffar, Hamid Mahdavi, Abbasali Ramezani

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IRAN - Seven more minors killed in Iran protests

18 January 2026

Amir Mohammad Arbabpouri, Melina Asadi, Sam Afshari, Abolfazl Heydari-Moslou, Mohammad Ghasem-Rousta, Mehrab Golestani, Amir Salar Bahmaninejad

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URGENT APPEAL BY HANDS OFF CAIN TO AVOID THE ERASING EVIDENCE OF 1980S EXECUTIONS BY DESTROYING BEHESHT-E-ZAHRA SECTION 41 IN IRAN

25 August 2025  Read everything

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