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Middle East

Iran executes man convicted of rape

The Islamic republic maintains the death penalty for several crimes, including rape and sexual assault

Singapore police said the capital sentence was carried out on Bangladeshi national Ahmed Salim, who had petitioned to the president for clemency but was unsuccessful. Photo: Screengrab from Google Maps
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Singapore hangs Bangladeshi for murder of ex-fiancee in first execution for murder since 2019

FILE PHOTO: Ruhollah Zam, a dissident journalist who was captured in what Tehran calls an intelligence operation, speaks during his trial in Tehran, Iran June 2, 2020. Mizan News Agency/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Iran executes dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam