executed a 'staggering' total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday.The number of executions, which Iran has carried out by hanging in recent years, was up some 43 percent on 2022.At least 22 women were executed, marking the highest number in the past decade, the report said.
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