(Fox News) Lisa Daftari - While the new Iranian regime is busy trying to convince the outside world it is moderate, Tehran has clamped down even harder on human rights and stepped up public executions in recent weeks. An estimated 560 people have been executed in Iran this year, including as many as 250 since President Rouhani took office in August, according to human rights advocates. Between Sept. 11 and Sept. 25, Iranian officials hanged 50 people, according to the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Iran's prisons are filled with journalists, bloggers, political activists, Christians and Bahais.
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