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Iran Steps Up Hangings of Dissidents
(Wall Street Journal) Henna Moussavi - At least 45 people have been executed in Iran this year on political charges, ranging from spreading propaganda to espionage, according to human-rights groups and Iranian state media. Other loosely defined capital offenses used against political dissenters include "enmity against God" and "corruption on Earth." Most of those death sentences have been carried out in the past three months, as the authorities have hurried to send a message that dissent won't be tolerated. In addition to the hangings, thousands of alleged traitors and spies have been arrested in recent months, according to Ahmad-Reza Radan, head of Iran's Law Enforcement Command.