Arrests, hangings, blackout: Iran cranks up wartime repression

Iran has stepped up repression during the Middle East war with high-profile executions and hundreds of arrests, activists said on Tuesday, urging Washington to put human rights at the centre of any talks with the Islamic republic. There has been no let up during the two-week ceasefire now due to end, with hangings of convicts […] The post Arrests, hangings, blackout: Iran cranks up wartime repression appeared first on Digital Journal.