Human rights organisations count at least 56 executions in Iran since 19 March, and public hangings resumed last week. Politika links the wave to the leadership consolidating its power during the war with the United States.
The topic tracks death sentences carried out by the Iranian state and the human rights organisations abroad that count them and make the cases public. It runs against the backdrop of Iran's war with the United States, which its leadership uses to tighten its grip at home.
Human rights organisations say Iran has executed at least 56 people since 19 March and returned to public hangings last week. Politika reports that the wave accompanies the leadership's consolidation of power during the war with the United States.