UN rights chief alarmed by rise in Iran executions since March
Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.
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"such punishment has no place in our world"
— Volker Türk , Activist
"the persistent lack of fair trial and due process guarantees was deeply troubling"
— Volker Türk , Activist
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Abolfazl Sepahi Badjani was one of the men executed in connection with the January protests.
Amirhossein Safari Hosseinabadi was executed for his alleged involvement in the January protests.
Arvin Kheirkhahan was a teenager executed in Iran for his alleged role in anti-government protests.
Omid Behzad was one of two men executed by Iran for allegedly spying for Israel.
Pouria Safvat was executed by Iran for allegedly sending sensitive information to Israel.
Volker Türk is the UN human rights chief.
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Volker Türk says 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 in cases linked to January's protests.
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