UN rights chief warns that more Iranians face execution after protests

GENEVA, Feb ⁠27 (Reuters) – The U.N. human ⁠rights chief Volker Turk ‌on Friday called for an immediate moratorium on the use ​of the death ⁠penalty in Iran, ⁠warning that dozens more people ⁠risk ‌execution after the first death ⁠sentence linked to January mass protests ​was ‌issued this week.   Read full story

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