Execution
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Human rights
The highest execution rate in the past 25 years: 82% of executions in the region took place in Iran
According to FCNN, at this press conference, Amnesty International's media officer noted that "the fight against the death penalty...
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Christian media
Pope Francis: Death sentences should not be carried out
Pope Francis, the leader of the world's Catholics, called on all political leaders of the world to abolish the death penalty worldwide. The leader of the world's Catholics…
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Christian media
Pope urges Catholic countries not to execute anyone this year
Pope Francis on Sunday expressed hope that while calling on authorities in Catholic countries not to carry out death sentences in 2016…
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Human rights
Ahmad Shaheed: 2015 was the highest execution rate in Iran
Ahmad Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, in his eleventh report to the UN Human Rights Council…
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