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Source: http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/iran-hangs-40-people-two-weeks-amid-surge-executions-2014-01-16
Iran Hangs 40 People in Two Weeks Amid Surge in Executions
(Amnesty International) Iran has carried out a total of 40 executions since the beginning of 2014, with at least 33 carried out in the past week alone, Amnesty International said Thursday. "The spike in the number of executions carried out so far this month in Iran is alarming. The Iranian authorities' attempts to change their international image are meaningless if at the same time executions continue to increase," said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa. Public executions in Iran are usually carried out using cranes which lift the condemned person by a noose around the neck in front of a crowd of spectators.