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Iran protests live updates: death toll passes 2,500 as Trump warns Tehran against executions | Iran
Erfan Soltani reportedly facing imminent execution Erfan Soltani is reportedly facing execution in Iran on Wednesday after he was tried, convicted and sentenced, following his arrest on Thursday. The 26-year-old was arrested in Karaj, a city on the north-west outskirts of Tehran, at the peak of the protests before the internet black-out. Soltani is one […]
Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in 2025
Caroline HawleyDiplomatic correspondent ESOHR Egyptian fisherman Issam al-Shazly was executed on Tuesday after being convicted of drug-related charges Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a second year in a row. At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, up from a total […]
Executions nearly double in 2025 due to dramatic rise in Florida : NPR
A gurney in the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla., on Oct. 9, 2014. A report from the Death Penalty Information Center noted a spike in executions in Florida in 2025. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Executions in the U.S. nearly doubled in 2025 over the previous year […]