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Iran's 2024 Record High Executions: 975 Deaths Fuel Human Rights Crisis

Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, a record high exceeding 6 daily executions in the last three months of the year, according to the Iran Human Rights (IHR) and Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort (ECPM), raising serious global human rights concerns.

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Iran's Record 975 Executions in 2024 Spark International Condemnation

Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, a record high and 17% increase from the previous year, with 503 for drug-related offenses, prompting international outrage and highlighting the regime's use of capital punishment as a tool of oppression and an increasing internal resistance.

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EU Ambassadors Commemorate Nemtsov, Face Crackdown

EU ambassadors commemorated Boris Nemtsov's murder anniversary in Moscow on February 27, 2024, but Russian police subsequently cleared the memorial and made arrests at related events across the country.

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Moscow Memorial to Nemtsov Faces Ongoing Repression

For a decade, volunteers have maintained a Moscow memorial to Boris Nemtsov, a politician assassinated in 2015, despite official and unofficial attempts to remove it; recently, a volunteer received a 3.5-year prison sentence for supporting an opposition group, highlighting the challenges of dissent.

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Union Party Questions Funding of Anti-Extremism Groups

The Union party in Germany submitted a 551-question inquiry targeting civil society organizations involved in anti-right-wing extremism protests, questioning their political neutrality and funding after collaborating with the AfD on a controversial anti-immigration motion.

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Venezuelan Activist Dies in Jail Amidst Political Repression

Venezuelan opposition activist Reinaldo Araujo died in jail after his January arrest during anti-government protests; his wife alleges medical neglect by prison authorities; Vente Venezuela blames Nicolás Maduro's regime, citing a pattern of political prisoner deaths.

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German CDU/CSU Inquiry Targets Funding of NGOs, Sparks Civil Society Concerns

The CDU/CSU parliamentary group in Germany's Bundestag submitted a 551-question inquiry to the federal government investigating the political neutrality and funding of various NGOs, including those involved in antifascist protests, sparking criticism of a potential attack on civil society.

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Iran's 2024 Executions Reach Record High

Iran executed at least 975 people in 2024, a record high driven by the regime's use of capital punishment to suppress dissent and fueled by a lack of international attention; this includes 31 women, the highest number since 2007, and 503 executions for drug-related offences.

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Vietnamese Journalist Huy Duc Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison

Journalist Truong Huy San, known as Huy Duc, was sentenced to 30 months in prison by a Hanoi court for violating Article 331 of Vietnam's Penal Code due to 13 Facebook posts published between 2015 and 2024 that allegedly harmed state interests and the rights of individuals and organizations.

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Russian Court Sentences Exiled DOXA Co-founder to 10+ Years in Absentia

A Russian military court sentenced exiled DOXA co-founder Armen Aramyan to over 10 years in prison in absentia on Thursday, for justifying terrorism and spreading false information about the military, stemming from a 'fake' map of Bucha civilian deaths and an editorial calling for violent resistance...

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Turkey Arrests 30 in Crackdown on Opposition, Journalists

Turkish authorities arrested 30 people from pro-Kurdish and left-wing groups in late October 2023, following raids targeting the DTK; among those arrested were two Democratic Party officials, the head of EMEP's Istanbul branch, and three journalists, all accused of supporting the PKK; these actions ...

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Iran boosts state media budget amid economic crisis and declining public trust

Iran's IRIB state broadcaster receives a 50% budget increase, exceeding the combined budgets of ten ministries, despite a decline in public trust (12.5% trust IRIB news) and economic crisis, reflecting the government's attempt to counter independent media.

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