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Australia Urges Iran to Halt Executions Amid Protests

2/12/2026

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Australian authorities engaged Tehran over executions, including another international student sentenced to death, after a former Canberra high school student was reportedly killed in Iran.
The boy was not an Australian citizen, and the death claims remain unverified.
Australia opposes the death penalty and has urged Iran to halt violent protests that have killed thousands, while the Martyr’s Foundation reports an official death toll of 3,117.

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Australian authorities engaged Tehran over executions, including another international student sentenced to death, after a former Canberra high school student was reportedly killed in Iran.
The boy was not an Australian citizen, and the death claims remain unverified.
Australia opposes the death penalty and has urged Iran to halt violent protests that have killed thousands, while the Martyr’s Foundation reports an official death toll of 3,117.