In a further indication of the Islamist authorities' intention of resuming previous hardline policies, officials execute man convicted of murder

Another 3 people given prison time for allegedly being members of network accused of destroying property, kidnapping individuals for interrogation

Country hadn't carried out death sentences since 2017, when it similarly carried out a mass execution of seven prisoners, including a ruling family member

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Norway-based Iran Human Rights warns surge in hangings aimed at spreading fear as civil unrest grows, calling for stronger international response to roll back increasing trend

Reporters Without Borders says it counted 14 bullet holes in the burned wreck of their car near disused Russian positions in woods north of Kyiv

Three executions coincide with visit by UK's Boris Johnson to Riyadh to lobby for rise in oil output

Bachelet says executions may be related to the ongoing conflict against Iran-backed Houthis and to attempts to silence 'freedom of expression and peaceful assembly'

Halt comes after Riyadh put 81 people to death over various crimes, in largest known public killing in kingdom's modern history, with over three dozen said to be Shiites

Riydah says convicts were 'found guilty of committing multiple heinous crimes,' included people linked to Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Yemen's Houthi rebels, and other terror groups