politics
April 2, 2026
'Everyone is thinking about oil prices': is Iran using the war to hide a surge in executions?
Regime has long used the death penalty to suppress dissent but now appears to be withholding information on the killing of hundreds of prisoners, say rights groups
TL;DR
- Iran's regime has historically used the death penalty to suppress dissent.
- Rights groups claim the regime is now withholding information on the execution of hundreds of prisoners.
- The ongoing war may be serving as a diversion for these alleged executions.
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