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Iran Toughens Espionage Penalties Amid Record Executions

10/3/2025

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Iran's Guardian Council approved harsher espionage penalties for cooperation with Israel and the United States, designating them as hostile states.
A United Nations (UN) report says Iran has executed over 1,000 people this year, the highest in 15 years.
Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi criticizes the regime's punishments, arguing the death penalty has not deterred drug offenses and abolition is impossible.

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Iran's Guardian Council approved harsher espionage penalties for cooperation with Israel and the United States, designating them as hostile states.
A United Nations (UN) report says Iran has executed over 1,000 people this year, the highest in 15 years.
Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi criticizes the regime's punishments, arguing the death penalty has not deterred drug offenses and abolition is impossible.