Iran on 'execution spree' of Kurdish, Baluchi minorities, Amnesty says
A total of 94 people of any background were executed in January and February, according to Amnesty International.
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A human rights watchdog accused Iran on Thursday of targeting the country’s minorities in an "execution spree."
Amnesty International said in a press release that 14 Kurds, 13 Baluchis and one Arab have been executed this year following “grossly unfair trials.” The London-based organization observed a “chilling escalation in the use of the death penalty as a tool of repression against ethnic minorities.”