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VOA Persian: Over 250 British MPs join call to end executions in Iran


FILE - Protesters hold up a placard reading "Stop Execution in Iran" at a rally in Berlin, Oct. 22, 2022. Britain has joined the effort targeting the death penalty in Iran, with more then 250 members of the U.K. Parliament condemning the practice.
FILE - Protesters hold up a placard reading "Stop Execution in Iran" at a rally in Berlin, Oct. 22, 2022. Britain has joined the effort targeting the death penalty in Iran, with more then 250 members of the U.K. Parliament condemning the practice.

The British Committee for Iran Freedom (BCFIF) has announced that over 250 members of the U.K. Parliament, including former government ministers, have condemned “the Iranian regime’s systematic use of the death penalty to target dissidents and detained demonstrators.”

In their statement, the cross-party signatories emphasize that these executions are politically motivated, aimed at suppressing dissent and deterring future uprisings through fear and terror.

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