32 Nations Urge Iran to Halt Executions

Kathmandu. France, Britain, Canada and 32 other countries have strongly condemned the increasing trend of executions of protesters in Iran, urging Tehran to immediately stop the use of the death penalty and release all those held in custody without legal basis.

In a joint statement issued on Wednesday by these countries, including EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas, the Iranian government has been accused of using the death penalty as a means to suppress dissent, create fear in the community, and punish those who exercise their human rights.